HESI/ west coast university entrance exam

HESI/ west coast university entrance exam




abstain - Answer--to voluntarily refrain from something

accountable - Answer--to be responsible

acute - Answer--sudden, intense

adhere - Answer--stick together

adverse - Answer--undesired

aegis - Answer--control, protection

ambivalent - Answer--uncertain

apply - Answer--to place

assent - Answer--to give consent, agree

audible - Answer--able to be heard

bacteria - Answer--single-celled organism

bilateral - Answer--present on both sides

cardiac - Answer--relating to the heart

cavity - Answer--opening, empty area

, cease - Answer--to come to an end

chronology - Answer--order of events

compensatory - Answer--making up for something

concave - Answer--Rounded inward

concise - Answer--to the point

consistency - Answer--how thick or thin a fluid is

constrict - Answer--to become smaller

contingent - Answer--dependent

contraindication - Answer--a reason something should not be done

convulsive - Answer--violent shaking of the body

cursory - Answer--quick, not thorough

defecate - Answer--go to the bathroom

deficit - Answer--lack of something

depress - Answer--press downward

depth - Answer--downward measurement

deteriorating - Answer--worsening

device - Answer--tool or piece of equipment

diagnosis - Answer--identification of injury or disease

dilate - Answer--to enlarge or expand

dilute - Answer--to make liquid less concentrated