HESI A2 VOCABULARY QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS | VERIFIED
ABRUPT CORRECT ANSWERS sudden
ABSTAIN CORRECT ANSWERS to refrain from something by one's choice
ACCESS CORRECT ANSWERS a means to obtain entry or a means of approach
ACCOUNTABLE, CORRECT ANSWERS responsible
ADHERE CORRECT ANSWERS to hold fast or stick together
ADVERSE CORRECT ANSWERS Undesired, possibly harmful
AFFECT CORRECT ANSWERS Appearance of observable emotions
ANNUAL CORRECT ANSWERS Happening once a year
APPLY CORRECT ANSWERS To place, put on, or spread somthing
AUDIBLE CORRECT ANSWERS able to be heard
BILATERAL CORRECT ANSWERS Present on two sides
CAST CORRECT ANSWERS Hard protective device applied to protect a broken bone
while it heals
CEASE CORRECT ANSWERS come to an end or bring to an end
COMPENSATORY CORRECT ANSWERS offsetting or making up for something
COMPLICATION CORRECT ANSWERS an undesired problem that is the result of
some other event
COMPLY CORRECT ANSWERS do as directed
CONCAVE CORRECT ANSWERS Rounded inward
CONCISE CORRECT ANSWERS Brief, to the point
CONSISTENCY CORRECT ANSWERS Degree of viscosity
CONSTRICT CORRECT ANSWERS To draw together or become smaller
, CONTINGENT CORRECT ANSWERS Dependent
CONTOUR CORRECT ANSWERS Shape or outline of shape
CONTRACT CORRECT ANSWERS To draw together or reduce in size
CONTRAINDICATION CORRECT ANSWERS A reason why something is not advisable
or why it should not be done
DEFECATE CORRECT ANSWERS Expel feces
DEFICIT CORRECT ANSWERS A deficiency or lack of something
DEPRESS CORRECT ANSWERS Press downward
DEPTH CORRECT ANSWERS Downward measurement from the surface
DETERIORATING CORRECT ANSWERS Worsening
DEVICE CORRECT ANSWERS Tool or piece of equipment
DILATE CORRECT ANSWERS To enlarge or expand
DILUTE CORRECT ANSWERS To make a liquid less concentrated
DISCRETE CORRECT ANSWERS Distinct, separate
DISTENDED CORRECT ANSWERS Enlarged or expanded from pressure
ELEVATE CORRECT ANSWERS To place in a higher position
ENDOGENOUS CORRECT ANSWERS Produced within the body
EXACERBATE CORRECT ANSWERS To make worse
DIAMETER CORRECT ANSWERS The distance across the center of an object
EXCESS CORRECT ANSWERS More than what is needed or usual
EXOGENOUS CORRECT ANSWERS Produced outside the body
EXPAND CORRECT ANSWERS To increase in size or amount
EXPOSURE CORRECT ANSWERS Contact
AND ANSWERS | VERIFIED
ABRUPT CORRECT ANSWERS sudden
ABSTAIN CORRECT ANSWERS to refrain from something by one's choice
ACCESS CORRECT ANSWERS a means to obtain entry or a means of approach
ACCOUNTABLE, CORRECT ANSWERS responsible
ADHERE CORRECT ANSWERS to hold fast or stick together
ADVERSE CORRECT ANSWERS Undesired, possibly harmful
AFFECT CORRECT ANSWERS Appearance of observable emotions
ANNUAL CORRECT ANSWERS Happening once a year
APPLY CORRECT ANSWERS To place, put on, or spread somthing
AUDIBLE CORRECT ANSWERS able to be heard
BILATERAL CORRECT ANSWERS Present on two sides
CAST CORRECT ANSWERS Hard protective device applied to protect a broken bone
while it heals
CEASE CORRECT ANSWERS come to an end or bring to an end
COMPENSATORY CORRECT ANSWERS offsetting or making up for something
COMPLICATION CORRECT ANSWERS an undesired problem that is the result of
some other event
COMPLY CORRECT ANSWERS do as directed
CONCAVE CORRECT ANSWERS Rounded inward
CONCISE CORRECT ANSWERS Brief, to the point
CONSISTENCY CORRECT ANSWERS Degree of viscosity
CONSTRICT CORRECT ANSWERS To draw together or become smaller
, CONTINGENT CORRECT ANSWERS Dependent
CONTOUR CORRECT ANSWERS Shape or outline of shape
CONTRACT CORRECT ANSWERS To draw together or reduce in size
CONTRAINDICATION CORRECT ANSWERS A reason why something is not advisable
or why it should not be done
DEFECATE CORRECT ANSWERS Expel feces
DEFICIT CORRECT ANSWERS A deficiency or lack of something
DEPRESS CORRECT ANSWERS Press downward
DEPTH CORRECT ANSWERS Downward measurement from the surface
DETERIORATING CORRECT ANSWERS Worsening
DEVICE CORRECT ANSWERS Tool or piece of equipment
DILATE CORRECT ANSWERS To enlarge or expand
DILUTE CORRECT ANSWERS To make a liquid less concentrated
DISCRETE CORRECT ANSWERS Distinct, separate
DISTENDED CORRECT ANSWERS Enlarged or expanded from pressure
ELEVATE CORRECT ANSWERS To place in a higher position
ENDOGENOUS CORRECT ANSWERS Produced within the body
EXACERBATE CORRECT ANSWERS To make worse
DIAMETER CORRECT ANSWERS The distance across the center of an object
EXCESS CORRECT ANSWERS More than what is needed or usual
EXOGENOUS CORRECT ANSWERS Produced outside the body
EXPAND CORRECT ANSWERS To increase in size or amount
EXPOSURE CORRECT ANSWERS Contact
