HESI A2 Vocabulary Terms With
Their Correct Definitions
1. Abate
to reduce
2. Abrogate
1. repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement)
2. evade (a responsibility or duty)
3. Abscond
flee; leave quickly
4. Abstemious
not self-indulgent, especially when eating and drinking
5. Accede
1. agree to a demand, request, or treaty
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2. assume an office or position
6. Accost
confront
7. Acme
the point at which someone or something is best, perfect, or most
successful
8. Acute
quick; sudden
9. Adversity
a state of burden or hardship
10. Anecdote
a short story or account of an event
11. Assiduous
diligent; hard-working
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12. Auster
attitude/behavior
13. Benevolent
showing sympathy, understanding, and generosity
14. Bifurcate
split
15. Bilateral
present on both sides
16. Biopsy
an examination of tissue removed from a living body to discover the
presence, cause, or extent of a disease
17. Boisterous
rough; rowdy; unruly
18. Brazen
bold or unrestrained by normal standards