NUR HESI A2 VOCABULARY REVIEW – COMPLETE
HESI, NEW HESI, AND VOCABULARY PREP GUIDE
(GRADED A+) – LATEST 2026/2027 – STUDY GUIDE
febrile
- ANSWER: (adj.) feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever; frenetic
to void
- ANSWER: urinate, release urine from the bladder voluntarily
afebrile
- ANSWER: adj. no fever
exemplary
- ANSWER: (adj.) worthy of imitation, commendable; serving as a model
Exiguous
- ANSWER: adj. very small in size or amount; inadequate
"My bank account is exiguous because I like to shop"
occluded
- ANSWER: closed or obstructed
Untenable
- ANSWER: adj
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"
Clement
- ANSWER: adj
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"
,Abdicate
- ANSWER: verb. (of a monarch) renounce one's throne; to give up or leave
"King Edward VIII of England abdicated the throne in 1936."
Proscribe
- ANSWER: Forbid; esp by law
"gambling was proscribed"
instill
- ANSWER: (v.) 1. to gradually and firmly establish/ to introduce (idea or attitude) in a
person's mind
2. to put a substance into something in the form of liquid drops
impart
- ANSWER: (v.) to make (information) known; communicate; bestow (a quality)
remedial
- ANSWER: supplying a remedy; intended to correct
therapeutic
jarring
- ANSWER: making or causing a harsh and irritating sound
ominous
- ANSWER: Menacing; threatening; portentous
portentous
- ANSWER: adj. ominous
compensatory
- ANSWER: making up for; repaying; corrective
abstain
- ANSWER: to choose not to do something; to forgo
,cavity
- ANSWER: hole
Proscribe
- ANSWER: Forbid; esp by law
"gambling was proscribed"
instill
- ANSWER: (v.) 1. to gradually and firmly establish/ to introduce (idea or attitude) in a
person's mind
2. to put a substance into something in the form of liquid drops
impart
- ANSWER: (v.) to make (information) known; communicate; bestow (a quality)
remedial
- ANSWER: supplying a remedy; intended to correct
therapeutic
jarring
- ANSWER: making or causing a harsh and irritating sound
ominous
- ANSWER: Menacing; threatening; portentous
portentous
- ANSWER: adj. ominous
compensatory
- ANSWER: making up for; repaying; corrective
abstain
- ANSWER: to choose not to do something; to forgo
, cavity
- ANSWER: hole
febrile
- ANSWER: (adj.) feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever; frenetic
Adversity
- ANSWER: noun. difficulty; misfortune
"It is such an adversity to buy clothes and see them go on sale the next day"
Assiduous
- ANSWER: adj. showing great care and perseverance; diligent; meticulous
"I am only assiduous when it comes to having fun"
Benevolent
- ANSWER: adj.
1. well meaning and kindly; showing sympathy, understanding, and generosity
2. serving a charitable rather than a profit-making purpose
"A benevolent fund"
Brazen
- ANSWER: adj.
1. bold and without shame; unrestrained by normal standards.
"he went about his illegal business with a brazen assurance"
2. made of brass
verb
1. to endure embarrassing or difficult situation by behaving with apparent confidence and
lack of shame
Brusque
- ANSWER: adj.
1. abrupt or offhand in speech or manner; attitude of shortness or rudeness; gruff
"she could be brusque and inpatient"
Circuitous
- ANSWER: adj.
HESI, NEW HESI, AND VOCABULARY PREP GUIDE
(GRADED A+) – LATEST 2026/2027 – STUDY GUIDE
febrile
- ANSWER: (adj.) feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever; frenetic
to void
- ANSWER: urinate, release urine from the bladder voluntarily
afebrile
- ANSWER: adj. no fever
exemplary
- ANSWER: (adj.) worthy of imitation, commendable; serving as a model
Exiguous
- ANSWER: adj. very small in size or amount; inadequate
"My bank account is exiguous because I like to shop"
occluded
- ANSWER: closed or obstructed
Untenable
- ANSWER: adj
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"
Clement
- ANSWER: adj
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"
,Abdicate
- ANSWER: verb. (of a monarch) renounce one's throne; to give up or leave
"King Edward VIII of England abdicated the throne in 1936."
Proscribe
- ANSWER: Forbid; esp by law
"gambling was proscribed"
instill
- ANSWER: (v.) 1. to gradually and firmly establish/ to introduce (idea or attitude) in a
person's mind
2. to put a substance into something in the form of liquid drops
impart
- ANSWER: (v.) to make (information) known; communicate; bestow (a quality)
remedial
- ANSWER: supplying a remedy; intended to correct
therapeutic
jarring
- ANSWER: making or causing a harsh and irritating sound
ominous
- ANSWER: Menacing; threatening; portentous
portentous
- ANSWER: adj. ominous
compensatory
- ANSWER: making up for; repaying; corrective
abstain
- ANSWER: to choose not to do something; to forgo
,cavity
- ANSWER: hole
Proscribe
- ANSWER: Forbid; esp by law
"gambling was proscribed"
instill
- ANSWER: (v.) 1. to gradually and firmly establish/ to introduce (idea or attitude) in a
person's mind
2. to put a substance into something in the form of liquid drops
impart
- ANSWER: (v.) to make (information) known; communicate; bestow (a quality)
remedial
- ANSWER: supplying a remedy; intended to correct
therapeutic
jarring
- ANSWER: making or causing a harsh and irritating sound
ominous
- ANSWER: Menacing; threatening; portentous
portentous
- ANSWER: adj. ominous
compensatory
- ANSWER: making up for; repaying; corrective
abstain
- ANSWER: to choose not to do something; to forgo
, cavity
- ANSWER: hole
febrile
- ANSWER: (adj.) feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever; frenetic
Adversity
- ANSWER: noun. difficulty; misfortune
"It is such an adversity to buy clothes and see them go on sale the next day"
Assiduous
- ANSWER: adj. showing great care and perseverance; diligent; meticulous
"I am only assiduous when it comes to having fun"
Benevolent
- ANSWER: adj.
1. well meaning and kindly; showing sympathy, understanding, and generosity
2. serving a charitable rather than a profit-making purpose
"A benevolent fund"
Brazen
- ANSWER: adj.
1. bold and without shame; unrestrained by normal standards.
"he went about his illegal business with a brazen assurance"
2. made of brass
verb
1. to endure embarrassing or difficult situation by behaving with apparent confidence and
lack of shame
Brusque
- ANSWER: adj.
1. abrupt or offhand in speech or manner; attitude of shortness or rudeness; gruff
"she could be brusque and inpatient"
Circuitous
- ANSWER: adj.
