vocab hesi a2

Aegis

control protection

aggregate

a sum total of many things

assidous

carefull and hardworking

apathy

no interest / indifference

ambiguous

unclear

adjacent

next to/ adjoining something else/ contiguous

anomaly

deviates from what is standard

brazen

bold or undrestrained by normal standards

bore

weary and uninterested by being dull

compensatory

offsetting or making up for soemthing

contingent

dependdent, sunject to change

convulsion

a violent disturbance

cursory

quick, perfunctory but not thorough

convulsion

a violent disturbance

digression

a deviation or detour from the central topic of focus

disdain

lack of respect

dormant

inactive/ not growing

ephemeral

only lasting for a short period of time

etiology

the cause or orgin of disease

expectorate

to cough up phlegm from the lungs and out of the mouth (spit)

exacerbate

make a problem worse/ aggravate

elicit

extract / bring out a response

flaccid

limp, lacking tone

fortuitous

occuring by happy chance

fortified

strengthening/ protected against attack

gullible

someone who is easily deceived

hyperbole

exagerating

impaired

lacking soemthing

impending

lilkly to happen soon

impervious

unable to be affected by

invasive

inserting or entering a body part

impair

to damage or weaken

insulate

protect soemthing thats hot

intermittent

occurs in irregular intervals

labile

changing rapidly and often/unstable

laceration

cut or tear

languid

tired slow

latent

present but hidden

lethargic

difficult to arouse

milieu

the enviornment condiiton or setting

mitigate

less severe/ less painfull

melancholy

deep sadness

negligible

insignificant , no vale la pena

nebulous

vague

ominous

significantly important and dangerous

overt

done or shown openly, no secrete not hidden

obtuse

slow to understand/ blunt

obscure

not clear

parameter

a characteristic or constant facter (limit )

paroxysmal

begging suddenly or abruptly

patent

open

potent

producing a strong effect

pragmatic

concerned with practical matters and results

precipitous

over hasty, rapid, and uncontrolled

predispose

to make more susceptible or more likly to occure

prognosis

the anticipated or ecpected course or outcome

prudent

careful and sensible using good judgment

perpetual

never ending / everlasting

prodigious

remarkable

parsimonious

not willing to spend money/ use a lot of something

prophylactic

prevent disease

rampant

unrestrained

remission

improved or absence of signs of disease

recumbent

reclined

redundant

excessive , unnecessary repetition

reprehensible

someone who deserves blame

sagacity

sound decisions, good judgment

supposition

a message expressing an opinions based on incomplete evidence

suppress

put an end to something by force/ stifle

stagnate

to stop developing

stoic

remains calm / imperturbable

substantiate

to give substance or true existence to

subdue

prevent something from existing/ reduce force of something

squalid

dirty due to poverty

tenacious

determined without change or doubt from the plan

terse

to the point, concise

transient

lasting only a short period of time

triage

process of evaluating the urgency of medical need and prioritizing treatment

trite

dull, uncommon

ubiquitous

everywhere at once

untoward

adverse negative/ difficult to manage

venerable

worthy of respect because of age

venerate

to regard with much respect

viscosity

a liquids reistance to flow

void

excrete urine

vitality

strong full of energy

visceral

deep feelings / intuitive