illicit - isolation HESI flashcards

illicit

something illegal or disapproved of by society

illiteracy

lack of the ability to read and write

illiterate

someone who is unable to read and write

illogical

someone or something that lacks sense of clear reasoning

immigrate

to come to live permanently in a foreign countryi

impaired

diminished, damaged, or weakened

impediment

something that makes progress or achieving something difficult or impossiblei

impending

occurring or likely to occur soon

imperious

marked by arrogant assurancei

impervious

not allowing entrance

implement

carry out, accomplish

implied

suggested without being directly expressed

imply

indicate the truth or existence of something by suggestion

incidence

rate or range of occurrence of something, especially of something unwanted

indifference

lack of interest

indigient

having no money or anything else of value

ineffiacy

failure to produce the desired effect

inexorable

not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped

infection

state produced by the establishment of pathogenic agents in or on the body

infer

conclude something from evidence

inferior (position on body)

below some other other

inflamed

kindle or excite

influx

act of flowing in

ingest

to take, as food, into the body

initiated

to cause of facilitate the beginning of

inoculation

action of giving someone a weak form of disease as a protection against it

insidious

having a gradual effect

intact

not altered or broken

internal

existing within the limits or surface of something

intubate

insert a tube into an orifice for the administration of gases or air

invalid (sick person)

person who is ill or injured for a long time and has to be cared by others

invasive

ability to infiltrate surrounding healthy tissue

irreproachable

without fault and therefore impossible to criticize

isolation

condition of being alone