HESI A2V1 VOCAB

ambivalent

Uncertain; unable to decide, or wanting to do two contradictory things at once

Impervious

impenetrable, not allowing anything to pass through

predipose

to make more susceptible or more likely to occur

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Adequate

enough, sufficient

Adverse

Undesired, possibly harmful

Constrict

to make something narrow by squeezing or compressing

Democratic

Encourages to participate in making decisions

Labile

Changing rapidly and often

Overt

(adj.) open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized

Patent

open

Void

excrete or expel urine

Euphoric

Overjoyed; having an intense feeling of well-being

Concomitant

Occurring or existing at the same time as something else

Accountable

Responsible

Adhere

To hold fast or stick together

Anterior

frontal position

Apply

To place, put on, or spread

Cast

a molded protective device used to support broken bones

Cease

to bring about gradual end

Cicatriz

scar

Concise

straightforward and to the point; absent of all excessive detail

Contract

an agreement between two or more parties that can be enforced by law

Convert

hidden or concealed for example; her bruises were convert under her clothes

Detestable

dislike

Manifestation

an indication or sign of a condition

Preexisting

already present

Dilute

to make a liquid less concentrated; to weaken

Elevate

to lift up

Excess

More than what is needed or usual

Exploratory

Surgery open body and look inside

Flexion

bending a joint

Impending

occuring soon, about to happen

Ostracize

to banish, send away

Occluded

close or obstructed

Ominous

threatening

Node

ball rounded mass

Supplement

to take in addition to or to complete

Residual

Left over, remaining

Distended

enlarged or expanded from pressure

Ultimately

to indicate that something is the final result of a series of events

Engender

to produce, cause, or bring about

Obdurate

stubborn; unyielding

Inoculation

The introduction of a pathogen or antigen into a living organism to stimulate the production of antibodies

Vertigo

the sensation of dizziness

Tractable

easily managed or controlled; docile

Laden

heavily loaded or weighed down; burdened

Boorish

rude, insensitive

Engimatic

mysterious, inexplicable, puzzling

Adulation

high praise

Brawly

physically strong

Languid

weak or faint from illness or fatigue

Parsimonious

unwilling to spend money or use resources; stingy or frugal