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HESI A2 Vocabulary Questions and Answers
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Abstain Ans: To voluntarily refrain from something
Accountable Ans: To be responsible
Acute Ans: sudden, intense
Adhere Ans: To hold fast or stick together
Adverse Ans: Undesired, possibly harmful
Aegis Ans: Control, protection
Ambivalent Ans: Uncertain, having contradictory feelings
Apply Ans: To place, put on, or spread something
Assent Ans: To give consent; to agree
Audible Ans: Able to be heard
Bacteria Ans: SIngle-celled, microorganisms
Bilateral Ans: Present on two sides
Cardiac Ans: Of or relating to the heart
Cavity Ans: An opening or an empty area
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Cease Ans: Come to an end or bring to an end
Chronology Ans: Order of events as they occurred; timeline
Compensatory Ans: Offsetting or making up for something
Concave Ans: Rounded inward
Concise Ans: Brief and to the point
Consistency Ans: Degree of viscosity; how thick or thin a fluid is in relation
to how it flows
Constrict Ans: To draw together or become smaller
Contingent Ans: Dependent
Contraindication Ans: A reason why something is not advisable or why it
should not be done
Convulsive Ans: Having or causing convulsions, i.e., violent shaking of the
body
Cursory Ans: quick, perfunctory, not thorough
Defecate Ans: Expel feces
Deficit Ans: A deficiency or lack of something
Depress Ans: Press downward
Depth Ans: Downward measurement from a surface
Deteriorating Ans: Worsening
Device Ans: Tool or piece of equipment
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HESI A2 Vocabulary Questions and Answers
Latest Update
Abstain Ans: To voluntarily refrain from something
Accountable Ans: To be responsible
Acute Ans: sudden, intense
Adhere Ans: To hold fast or stick together
Adverse Ans: Undesired, possibly harmful
Aegis Ans: Control, protection
Ambivalent Ans: Uncertain, having contradictory feelings
Apply Ans: To place, put on, or spread something
Assent Ans: To give consent; to agree
Audible Ans: Able to be heard
Bacteria Ans: SIngle-celled, microorganisms
Bilateral Ans: Present on two sides
Cardiac Ans: Of or relating to the heart
Cavity Ans: An opening or an empty area
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Cease Ans: Come to an end or bring to an end
Chronology Ans: Order of events as they occurred; timeline
Compensatory Ans: Offsetting or making up for something
Concave Ans: Rounded inward
Concise Ans: Brief and to the point
Consistency Ans: Degree of viscosity; how thick or thin a fluid is in relation
to how it flows
Constrict Ans: To draw together or become smaller
Contingent Ans: Dependent
Contraindication Ans: A reason why something is not advisable or why it
should not be done
Convulsive Ans: Having or causing convulsions, i.e., violent shaking of the
body
Cursory Ans: quick, perfunctory, not thorough
Defecate Ans: Expel feces
Deficit Ans: A deficiency or lack of something
Depress Ans: Press downward
Depth Ans: Downward measurement from a surface
Deteriorating Ans: Worsening
Device Ans: Tool or piece of equipment
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