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HESI A2 Vocabulary – Study Guide and Exam Preparation

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1. Forbid; esp by law Proscribe
"gambling was proscribed"

2. (v.) 1. to gradually and firmly establish/ to introduce instill
(idea or attitude) in a person's mind
2. to put a substance into something in the form of
liquid drops

3. (v.) to make (information) known; communicate; be- impart
stow (a quality)

4. supplying a remedy; intended to correct remedial
therapeutic

5. making or causing a harsh and irritating sound jarring

6. Menacing; threatening; portentous ominous

7. adj. ominous portentous

8. making up for; repaying; corrective compensatory

9. to choose not to do something; to forgo abstain

10. hole cavity

11. (adj.) feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever; fre- febrile
netic

12. urinate, release urine from the bladder voluntarily to void

13. adj. no fever afebrile

14. (adj.) worthy of imitation, commendable; serving as a exemplary
model


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15. adj. very small in size or amount; inadequate Exiguous

"My bank account is exiguous because I like to shop"

16. closed or obstructed occluded

17. adj Untenable
1. not able to be maintained or defended against
attack or objection(especially of a position or view);
unjustified
"these untenable explanations are not helping your
case"

18. adj Clement
1.(of weather) mild.
"it is a very clement day"
2.(of a person or a person's actions) merciful
"A clement judge reduced his sentence"

19. verb. (of a monarch) renounce one's throne; to give up Abdicate
or leave

"King Edward VIII of England abdicated the throne in
1936."

20. noun. difficulty; misfortune Adversity

"It is such an adversity to buy clothes and see them go
on sale the next day"

21. adj. showing great care and perseverance; diligent; Assiduous
meticulous




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"I am only assiduous when it comes to having fun"

22. adj. Benevolent
1. well meaning and kindly; showing sympathy, under-
standing, and generosity
2. serving a charitable rather than a profit-making
purpose
"A benevolent fund"

23. adj. Brazen
1. bold and without shame; unrestrained by normal
standards.
"he went about his illegal business with a brazen as-
surance"
2. made of brass
verb
1. to endure embarrassing or difficult situation by be-
having with apparent confidence and lack of shame

24. adj. Brusque
1. abrupt or offhand in speech or manner; attitude of
shortness or rudeness; gruff
"she could be brusque and inpatient"

25. adj. Circuitous
1. longer than the most direct way; lengthy due to
being indirect or roundabout
"the canal followed a circuitous route"

26. noun Collateral
1. something pledgd as security or repayment of loan,
to be forfeited in the event of a defult.


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2. a person having the same descent in a family as
another family but different line.
adj.
1. additional but subordinate; secondary. a subordi-
nate or accessory part.
"collateral meanings of word"
2. descended from the same stock but different line
"collateral descendant of Bush"
3. situated side by side; parallel. adjoining or accom-
panying
"collateral veins"




27. adj. causing harm or damage deleterious
"divorce is assumed to have deleterious effects on
children"

28. noun. digression
temporary departure from the main subject in speech
or writing. a deviation or detour from the central topic
or focus
"let's return to the main topic after that brief digres-
sion"

29. noun. the feeling that someone or something is un- disdain
worthy of one's consideration or respect; contempt.
"Her upper lip curled in disdain"

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