Hesi A2 2025 Vocabulary

abrasive

Irritating; rude or unfriendly.

Abstain

To voluntarily refrain from something.

Accountable

Answerable; responsible for one's actions.

Acute

Severe or intense; sharp

Adjacent

Close to; nearby

Adverse

Undesired, possibly harmful.

Alleviate

To make less severe; to relieve.

Ambiguous

Of uncertain meaning; having more than one possible interpretation.

Ambulate

To walk

Analogous

Comparable, similar.

Anemic

Weak; lifeless.

Apathy

Lack of concern or interest.

Articulate

To speak clearly; to put into words.

Atrophy

To gradually weaken due to lack of use or neglect.

Benevolent

Kind-hearted; generous.

Benign

Harmless; gentle.

Bore

To make a hole by digging or drilling.

Cerebral

Intelligent; relating to the brain or the mind.

Chronic

Lasting or recurring over a long period of time.

Coherent

Easy to understand; reasonable.

Compensate

To make up for a fault or deficiency; to pay for something.

Concave

Rounded inward.

Congenital

Making up an essential part of a person's character; natural.

Conspicuous

Obvious; very noticeable.

Constricted

Limited or reduced.

Contingent

Dependent.

Copious

Great in amount or number; heavy.

Cursory

Quick, perfunctory, not thorough.

Debacle

Total failure; disaster.

Depleted

Reduced; weakened or worn out

Deteriorate

To decline or worsen.

Diffuse

Spread over a large area; generalized.

Dilute

To weaken or lessen.

Discrete

Distinct, separate.

Distend

To enlarge or expand.

Docile

Easily controlled; agreeable.

Dormant

Inactive; sleeping.

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.

Equilibrium

A state of balance.

Evasive

Seeking to avoid or escape a situation.

Exacerbate

To make worse or more severe.

Febrile

Extremely excited or active.

Flaccid

Weak or soft.

Formidable

Causing fear or awe.

Fortify

To strengthen or build up.

Futile

Ineffective; useless.

Gratuitous

Beyond what is necessary or appropriate.

Impair

To make weaker; to harm or damage.

Impede

To slow something down; to interfere with something.

Cavity

An opening or an empty area.

Impending

Occurring in the near future, about to happen.

Implied

Suggested without explicitly stating.

Inferred

Reached an opinion through reasoning.

Infirm

Lacking strength; sick.

Inflame

To cause intense excitement or anger.

Infuse

To put into; to fill with something.

Ingest

To consume or absorb information.

Innate

Natural; existing from birth.

Insidious

Gradually and secretly causing harm.

Instill

To add something gradually.

Insulate

To protect from harm by separating or isolating something.

Intact

Complete; without any damage or harm.

Intermittent

Stopping and starting over time.

Invasive

Interfering, nosy.

Kinetic

Energetic; lively.

Latent

Present but not active or visible; undeveloped.

Lethargic

Sluggish; lacking energy.

Malleable

Easily changed; flexible.

Melancholy

A state of sadness or depression.

Meticulous