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Hesi Entrance Exam Vocabulary Questions and Answers ABRUPT SUDDEN ABSTAIN TO VOLUNTARILY REFRAIN FROM SOMETHING ACCESS A MEANS TO OBTAIN ENTRY OR A MEANS OF APPROACH ACCOUNTABLE RESPONSIBLE ADHERE TO HOLD FAST OR STICK TOGETHER ADVERSE UNDESIRED, POSSIBLY HARMFUL AFFECT APPEARANCE OF OBSERVABLE EMOTIONS ANNUAL OCCURRING EVERY YEAR APPLY TO PLACE, PUT ON, OR SPREAD SOMETHING AUDIBLE ABLE TO BE HEARD BILATERAL PRESENT ON TWO SIDES CARDIAC OF OR RELATING TO THE HEART CAST HARD PROTECTIVE DEVICE APPLIED TO PROTECT A BROKEN BONE WHILE THE BONE HEALS CAVITY AN OPENING OR EMPTY AREA CEASE COME TO AN END OR BRING TO AN END COMPENSATORY OFFSETTING OR MAKING UP FOR SOMETHING COMPLICATION AN UNDESIRED PROBLEM THAT IS THE RESULT OF SOME OTHER EVENT COMPLY DO AS DIRECTED CONCAVE ROUNDED INWARD CONCISE BRIEF, TO THE POINT CONSISTENCY DEGREE OF VISCOSITY; HOW THINK OR THIN A FLUID IS constrict to draw together or become smaller CONTINGENT DEPENDENT CONTOUR SHAPE OR OUTLINE A SHAPE CONTRACT TO DRAW TOGETHER, TO REDUCE IN SIZE CONTRAINDICATION A REASON WHY SOMETHING IS NOT ADVISABLE OR WHY IT SHOULD NOT BE DONE DEFECATE EXPEL FECES DEFICIT A DEFICIENCY OR LACK OF SOMETHING DEPRESS PRESS DOWNWARD DEPTH DOWNWARD MEASUREMENT FROM A SURFACE DETERIORATING WORSENING DEVISE TOOL OR PIECE OF EQUIPMENT DIAGNOSIS IDENTIFICATION OF AN INJURY OR DISEASE DIAMETER THE DISTANCE ACROSS THE CENTER OF AN OBJECT DILATE TO ENLARGE OR EXPAND DILUTE TO MAKE A LIQUID LESS CONCENTRATED DISCRETE DISTINCT, SEPARATE DISTENDED ENLARGED OR EXPANDED FROM PRESSURE DYSFUNCTION IMPAIRED OR ABNORMAL FUNCTIONING. ELEVATE TO LIFT UP OR PLACE IN A HIGHER POSITION ENDOGENOUS PRODUCED WITHIN THE BODY EXACERBATE TO MAKE WORSE OR MORE SEVERE EXCESS MORE THAN WHAT IS NEEDED OR USUAL EXOGENOUS PRODUCED OUTSIDE THE BODY EXPAND TO INCREASE IN SIZE OR AMOUNT EXPOSURE CONTACT EXTERNAL LOCATED OUTSIDE THE BODY FATAL RESULTING IN DEATH FATIGUE EXTREME TIREDNESS, EXHAUSTION FLACCID LIMP, LACKIING TONE FLUSHED REDDENED OR RUDDY APPEARANCE GAPING WIDE OPEN GASTROINTESTINAL OF OR RELATING TO THE STOMACH AND THE INTESTINES GENDER SEX OF AN INDIVIDUAL, AS IN MALE OR FEMALE HEMATOLOGIC OF OR RELATING TO BLOOD HYDRATION MAINTENANCE OF BODY FLUID BALANCE HYGIENE MEASURES CONTRIBUTING TO CLEANLINESS IMPAIRED DIMINISHED OR LACKING SOME USUAL QUALITY OR LEVEL IMPENDING LIKELY TO OCCUR SOON INCIDENCE OCCURRENCE INFECTION CONTAMINATION OR INVASION OF BODY TISSUE BY PATHOGENIC ORGANISMS INFLAMED REDDENED, SWOLLEN, WARM, AND OFTEN TENDER. INGEST TO SWALLOW FOR DIGESTION INITIATE TO BEGIN OR PUT INTO PRACTICE INSIDIOUS SO GRADUAL AS TO NOT BECOME APPARENT FOR A LONG TIME INTACT IN PLACE, UNHARMED INTERNAL LOCATED WITHIN THE BODY INVASIVE INSERTING OR ENTERING INTO A BODY PART LABILE CHANGING RAPIDLY AND OFTEN LACERATION CUT; TEAR LATENT PRESENT BUT NOT ACTIVE OR VISIBLE LETHARGIC DIFFICULT TO AROUSE MANIFESTATION AN INDICATION OR SIGN OF A CONDITION MUSCULOSKELETAL OF OR RELATING TO MUSCLE AND SKELETON NEUROLOGIC OF OR RELATING TO THEE NERVOUS NEUROMUSCULAR OF OR RELATING TO THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND BLOOD VESSELS NUTRIENT SUBSTANCE OR INGREDIENT THAT PROVIDES NOURISHMENT OCCLUDED CLOSED OR OBSTRUCTED OMINOUS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPORTANT AND DANGEROUS ONGOING CONTINUOUS ORAL GIVEN THROUGH OR AFFECTING THE MOUTH OVERT OBVIOUS, EASILY OBSERVED PARAMETER A CHARACTERISTIC OR CONSTANT FACTOR, LIMIT PAROXYSMAL BEGINNING SUDDENLY OR ABRUPTLY; CONVULSIVE PATENT OPEN PATHOGENIC CAUSING OR ABLE TO CAUSE DISEASE PATHOLOGY PROCESSES, CAUSES, AND EFFECTS OF A DISEASE; ABNORMALITY POSTERIOR LOCATED BEHIND; IN THE BACK POTENT PRODUCING A STRONG EFFECT POTENTIAL CAPABLE OF OCCURRING OR LIKELY TO OCCUR PRECAUTION PREVENTIVE MEASURE PRECIPITOUS RAPID, UNCONTROLLED PREDISPOSE TO MAKE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE OR MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR PREEXISTING ALREADY PRESENT PRIMARY FIRST OR MOST SIGNIFICANT PRIORITY OF GREAT IMPORTANCE PROGNOSIS THE ANTICIPATED OR EXPECTED COURSE OR OUTCOME RATIONALE THE UNDERLYING REASON RECUR TO OCCUR AGAIN

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Hesi Entrance Exam Vocabulary
Questions and Answers
ABRUPT – answer SUDDEN

ABSTAIN - answer TO VOLUNTARILY REFRAIN FROM SOMETHING

ACCESS – answer A MEANS TO OBTAIN ENTRY OR A MEANS OF APPROACH

ACCOUNTABLE – answer RESPONSIBLE

ADHERE – answer TO HOLD FAST OR STICK TOGETHER

ADVERSE – answer UNDESIRED, POSSIBLY HARMFUL

AFFECT – answer APPEARANCE OF OBSERVABLE EMOTIONS

ANNUAL – answer OCCURRING EVERY YEAR

APPLY – answer TO PLACE, PUT ON, OR SPREAD SOMETHING

AUDIBLE – answer ABLE TO BE HEARD

BILATERAL – answer PRESENT ON TWO SIDES

CARDIAC – answer OF OR RELATING TO THE HEART

CAST – answer HARD PROTECTIVE DEVICE APPLIED TO PROTECT A BROKEN
BONE WHILE THE BONE HEALS

CAVITY – answer AN OPENING OR EMPTY AREA

CEASE – answer COME TO AN END OR BRING TO AN END

COMPENSATORY – answer OFFSETTING OR MAKING UP FOR SOMETHING

COMPLICATION – answer AN UNDESIRED PROBLEM THAT IS THE RESULT OF
SOME OTHER EVENT

COMPLY – answer DO AS DIRECTED

CONCAVE – answer ROUNDED INWARD

, CONCISE – answer BRIEF, TO THE POINT

CONSISTENCY – answer DEGREE OF VISCOSITY; HOW THINK OR THIN A FLUID
IS

constrict – answer to draw together or become smaller

CONTINGENT – answer DEPENDENT

CONTOUR – answer SHAPE OR OUTLINE A SHAPE

CONTRACT – answer TO DRAW TOGETHER, TO REDUCE IN SIZE

CONTRAINDICATION – answer A REASON WHY SOMETHING IS NOT ADVISABLE
OR WHY IT SHOULD NOT BE DONE

DEFECATE – answer EXPEL FECES

DEFICIT – answer A DEFICIENCY OR LACK OF SOMETHING

DEPRESS - answerPRESS DOWNWARD

DEPTH - answerDOWNWARD MEASUREMENT FROM A SURFACE

DETERIORATING - answerWORSENING

DEVISE - answerTOOL OR PIECE OF EQUIPMENT

DIAGNOSIS - answerIDENTIFICATION OF AN INJURY OR DISEASE

DIAMETER - answerTHE DISTANCE ACROSS THE CENTER OF AN OBJECT

DILATE - answerTO ENLARGE OR EXPAND

DILUTE - answerTO MAKE A LIQUID LESS CONCENTRATED

DISCRETE - answerDISTINCT, SEPARATE

DISTENDED - answerENLARGED OR EXPANDED FROM PRESSURE

DYSFUNCTION - answerIMPAIRED OR ABNORMAL FUNCTIONING.

ELEVATE - answerTO LIFT UP OR PLACE IN A HIGHER POSITION

ENDOGENOUS - answerPRODUCED WITHIN THE BODY

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