HESI, Hesi A2, Hesi A2 Vocabulary

Proscribe

Forbid

Holistic

Concerned with whole

Repugnant

Offensive; to morals

Exiguous

inadequency; lacking

Untenable

No support; ground

Clement

favorable

Adversity

a state of burden or hardship

Anecdote

a short story or account of an event

Assiduous

diligent; hard-working

Benevolent

showing sympathy, understanding, and generosity

Boisterous

rough; rowdy; unruly

Brazen

bold or unrestrained by normal standards

Brusque

attitude of shortness or rudeness; gruff

Circuitous

lengthy due to being indirect or roundabout

deleterious

harmful or deadly to living things

deter

to prevent or discourage

digression

a deviation or detour from the central topic or focucs

diligent

persistent and hardworking

disdain

lack of respect or intense dislike

enervating

causing debilitation or weakness

exasperate

to intensely irritated or frustrated

exemplary

worthy of imitation; setting the example

extenuating

diminish the seriousness of something

fortitude

strength and endurance during a difficult situation

fortuitous

happening by accident or chance rather than design

garable

reproduce (a message, sound, or transmission) in a confused and distorted way

hyperbole

exaggerating; making something more than it is

impetuous

acting or done quickly and without thought or care

imminent

very likely to happen

inconsequential

something without importance or significance

innocuous

harmless

novice

a beginner, inexperience

paradox

appearing conflicting or contradictory

precocious

showing advanced development or maturity at an early age

prudent

acting with or showing care and thought for the future

sagacious

having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment; shrewd (having or showing understanding and the ability to make good judgments)

seruntinize

examine closely and carefully

superficial

shallow in character and attitude, only concerned with thing on the surface

superfluous

more than is needed desired, or necessary

tactful

showing concern to not offend others

tenacious

determined without change or doubt from the plan

terse

to the point; concise

transient

lasting for only a short time or duration

trite

dull; common

venerable

worthy of respect because of wisdom or age

venerate

to regard with much respect

wary

to be cautious or suspicious

substantiate

confirm

emaciated

abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food.

extirpate

remove

malinger

exaggerate or feign illness in order to escape duty or work.

contingence

next to something

portend

forecast

Accost

confront

puerile

childish

conflate

merge

succinct

(especially of something written or spoken) briefly and clearly expressed.

callous

mean

placate

comfort; bring peace

inure

toughen

malign

harm

synergy

harmony

turgid

swollen and distended or congested.

paucity

lack

salient

important

restive

impatient, uneasy, or restless

auster

attitude / behavior

impetus

motivation

laconic

brief in speech

Contrite

Remorseful

Postulate

Claim

Taciturn

Reserved

Chide

Scold

Consternation

Anxiety

Proximal

Near

Cauterize

to burn

Diagnosis

Explanation

Cytoscopy

visual examination of the urinary bladder

biopsy

an examination of tissue removed from a living body to discover the presence, cause, or extent of a disease.

Deficiency

Absence

Acute

Quick, sudden

Bilateral

Present on both sides

prognosis

Outcome Statement

Liable

1. responsible by law; legally answerable.

2. likely to do or to be something.

Progeny

offspring

Distal

situated away from the center of the body or from the point of attachment.

milieu

Surroundings

bifurcate

split

Influx

an arrival or entry of large numbers of people or things.

Substantiate

confirm

Typify

symbolize

Insidious

subtle but harmful

Irrevocable

infeasible (not possible to do easily or conveniently;)

Abate

to reduce

Feckless

incompentent

Goad

force

Prevalent

dominant; widespread

Serrated

jagged; saw-like

Contiguous

adjacent to; touching upon

obfuscate

to confuse; to bewilder