Vocabulary HESI Questions and Answers
abstain - ANS-to voluntarily refrain from something
accountable - ANS-to be responsible
acute - ANS-sudden, intense
adhere - ANS-to hold fast or stick together
adverse - ANS-undesired, possibly harmful
aegis - ANS-control, protection
ambivalent - ANS-uncertain, having contradictory feelings
apply - ANS-to place, put on, or spread something
assent - ANS-to give consent; to agree
audible - ANS-able to be heard
bacteria - ANS-single-celled, microscopic organisms
bilateral - ANS-present on two sides
cardiac - ANS-of or relating to the heart
cavity - ANS-an opening or empty area
cease - ANS-come to an end or bring to an end
chronology - ANS-order of events as they occurred; timeline
compensatory - ANS-offsetting or making up for something
concave - ANS-rounded inward
concise - ANS-brief; to the point
consistency - ANS-degree of viscosity; how thick or thin a fluid is in relation to how it
flows
constrict - ANS-to draw together or become smaller
contingent - ANS-dependent
, contradiction - ANS-a reason something is not advisable or should not be done
convulsive - ANS-having or causing convulsions, i.e. violent shaking of the body
cursory - ANS-quick, perfunctory, not thorough
defecate - ANS-expel feces
deficit - ANS-a deficiency or lack of something
depress - ANS-press downward
depth - ANS-downward measurement from a surface
deteriorating - ANS-worsening
device - ANS-tool or piece of equipment
diagnosis - ANS-identification of an injury or disease
dilate - ANS-to enlarge or expand
dilute - ANS-to make a liquid less concentrated
discrete - ANS-distinct, separate
distal - ANS-distant; away from the center (such as of the body)
distended - ANS-enlarged or expanded from pressure
dysfunction - ANS-impaired or abnormal functioning
empathy - ANS-ability to share what others are feeling; understanding the feelings of
another
equilibrium - ANS-balance
etiology - ANS-the origin or cause of a disease or condition
exacerbate - ANS-to make worse or more severe
expand - ANS-to increase in size or amount
exposure - ANS-to come in contact
abstain - ANS-to voluntarily refrain from something
accountable - ANS-to be responsible
acute - ANS-sudden, intense
adhere - ANS-to hold fast or stick together
adverse - ANS-undesired, possibly harmful
aegis - ANS-control, protection
ambivalent - ANS-uncertain, having contradictory feelings
apply - ANS-to place, put on, or spread something
assent - ANS-to give consent; to agree
audible - ANS-able to be heard
bacteria - ANS-single-celled, microscopic organisms
bilateral - ANS-present on two sides
cardiac - ANS-of or relating to the heart
cavity - ANS-an opening or empty area
cease - ANS-come to an end or bring to an end
chronology - ANS-order of events as they occurred; timeline
compensatory - ANS-offsetting or making up for something
concave - ANS-rounded inward
concise - ANS-brief; to the point
consistency - ANS-degree of viscosity; how thick or thin a fluid is in relation to how it
flows
constrict - ANS-to draw together or become smaller
contingent - ANS-dependent
, contradiction - ANS-a reason something is not advisable or should not be done
convulsive - ANS-having or causing convulsions, i.e. violent shaking of the body
cursory - ANS-quick, perfunctory, not thorough
defecate - ANS-expel feces
deficit - ANS-a deficiency or lack of something
depress - ANS-press downward
depth - ANS-downward measurement from a surface
deteriorating - ANS-worsening
device - ANS-tool or piece of equipment
diagnosis - ANS-identification of an injury or disease
dilate - ANS-to enlarge or expand
dilute - ANS-to make a liquid less concentrated
discrete - ANS-distinct, separate
distal - ANS-distant; away from the center (such as of the body)
distended - ANS-enlarged or expanded from pressure
dysfunction - ANS-impaired or abnormal functioning
empathy - ANS-ability to share what others are feeling; understanding the feelings of
another
equilibrium - ANS-balance
etiology - ANS-the origin or cause of a disease or condition
exacerbate - ANS-to make worse or more severe
expand - ANS-to increase in size or amount
exposure - ANS-to come in contact
