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