evolve hesi vocab words

from hesi evolve book

abrasive

irritating, rude or unfriendly

abstain

to voluntarily refrain from something

ambulate

to walk or move about

benevolent

kind hearted, generous

bore

to make a hole by digging or drilling

congenital

making up an essential part of a person’s character, natural

conspicuous

obvious, very noticeable

contingent

dependent

cursory

quick, perfunctory, not thorough

debacle

total failure, disaster

discrete

distinct, separate

docile

easily controlled, agreeable

elicit

to cause a reaction, to draw out a response or emotion from someone

emit

to make a sound, to release something into the air

exacerbate

to make worse or more severe

febrile

extremely excited or active

formidable

causing fear or awe

fortify

to strengthen or build up

futile

ineffective, useless

gratuitous

beyond what is necessary or appropriate

infirm

lacking strength, sick

inflame

to cause intense excitement or anger

insidious

gradually and secretly causing harm

instill

to add something gradually

myopic

short sighted

myriad

great in number, countless

nebulous

unclear, uncertain

overt

obvious or easily observed

pacify

to sooth or calm

palpable

easily felt or perceived

perpetual

constant, lasting forever

precipitous

very steep, rapid

prodigious

extremely large in amount or size

recumbent

lying down, resting

sanguine

hopeful, cheerful

saturated

completely filled with something

stoic

showing no emotions

tenuous

weak, uncertain

ubiquitous

happening or appearing everywhere

visceral

based on strong emotions or instincts

volatile

unstable, rapidly changing

astute

mentally sharp, shrewd, and highly perceptive

shrewd

having or showing sharp, practical intelligence and good judgement

obscenity

acts, language, or materials that strongly offend the prevalent moral standards and decency of a society

• l3wd or s3xually shocking content, profanity or offensive curse words

relinquishing

the act of voluntarily or involuntarily giving up, surrounding, or letting go of something

insipid

lacking in flavor, character, or interesting qualities

• bland food

imperative

describes something that is absolutely necessary, urgent, or demands immediate action

• command, request

dearth

shortage

ambiguous

phrase or statement that can have one or more meaning

exacerbate

to make worse

implied

suggested without explicitly stating

recumbent

lying down, resting

predisposed

willing, inclined toward a certain behavior

apathy

lack of interest or concern

latent

hidden although present

cervical

neck region or lower part of uterus (cervix)