HESI, HESI A2, HESI A2 VOCAB, NEW HESI &
VOCABULARY HESI COMBINED / NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS BANK / COMPLETE ACCURATE QUIZZES
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS / 2025
Terms in this set (286)
Proscribe Forbid; esp by law
"gambling was proscribed"
instill (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 (v.) to make (information) known; communicate; bestow
(a quality)
remedial supplying a remedy; intended to correct therapeutic
jarring making or causing a harsh and irritating sound
ominous Menacing; threatening; portentous
portentous adj. ominous
compensatory making up for; repaying; corrective
abstain to choose not to do something; to forgo
cavity hole
febrile (adj.) feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever; frenetic
to void urinate, release urine from the bladder voluntarily
afebrile adj. no fever
,exemplary (adj.) worthy of imitation, commendable; serving as a model
Exiguous adj. very small in size or amount; inadequate
"My bank account is exiguous because I like to shop"
occluded closed or obstructed
Untenable 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 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 verb. (of a monarch) renounce one's throne; to give up or
leave
"King Edward VIII of England abdicated the throne in
1936."
Adversity noun. difficulty; misfortune
"It is such an adversity to buy clothes and see them go on
sale the next day"
adj. showing great care and perseverance; diligent;
meticulous
Assiduous
"I am only assiduous when it comes to having fun"
,Benevolent adj.
1. well meaning and kindly; showing
sympathy,understanding, and generosity
2. serving a charitable rather than a profit-makingpurpose
"A benevolent fund"
Brazen adj.
1. bold and without shame; unrestrained by
normalstandards.
"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 adj.
1. abrupt or offhand in speech or manner; attitude of
shortness or rudeness; gruff
"she could be brusque and inpatient"
adj.
1. longer than the most direct way; lengthy due to being
Circuitous
indirect or roundabout
"the canal followed a circuitous route"
, Collateral noun
1. something pledgd as securityor
repayment of loan, to be forfeited
in the event of a defult.
2. a person having the
samedescent in a family as
another family but different line.
adj.
1. additional but subordinate; secondary.
a subordinate or accessory part.
"collateral meanings of word" 2.
descended from the same stock
but different line
"collateral descendant of Bush" 3.
situated side by side; parallel.
adjoining or accompanying
"collateral veins"
deleterious adj. causing harm or damage
"divorce is assumed to have deleterious effects on children"
noun.
temporary departure from the main subject in speech or
digression writing. a deviation or detour from the central topic or
focus
"let's return to the main topic after that brief digression"
VOCABULARY HESI COMBINED / NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS BANK / COMPLETE ACCURATE QUIZZES
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS / 2025
Terms in this set (286)
Proscribe Forbid; esp by law
"gambling was proscribed"
instill (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 (v.) to make (information) known; communicate; bestow
(a quality)
remedial supplying a remedy; intended to correct therapeutic
jarring making or causing a harsh and irritating sound
ominous Menacing; threatening; portentous
portentous adj. ominous
compensatory making up for; repaying; corrective
abstain to choose not to do something; to forgo
cavity hole
febrile (adj.) feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever; frenetic
to void urinate, release urine from the bladder voluntarily
afebrile adj. no fever
,exemplary (adj.) worthy of imitation, commendable; serving as a model
Exiguous adj. very small in size or amount; inadequate
"My bank account is exiguous because I like to shop"
occluded closed or obstructed
Untenable 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 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 verb. (of a monarch) renounce one's throne; to give up or
leave
"King Edward VIII of England abdicated the throne in
1936."
Adversity noun. difficulty; misfortune
"It is such an adversity to buy clothes and see them go on
sale the next day"
adj. showing great care and perseverance; diligent;
meticulous
Assiduous
"I am only assiduous when it comes to having fun"
,Benevolent adj.
1. well meaning and kindly; showing
sympathy,understanding, and generosity
2. serving a charitable rather than a profit-makingpurpose
"A benevolent fund"
Brazen adj.
1. bold and without shame; unrestrained by
normalstandards.
"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 adj.
1. abrupt or offhand in speech or manner; attitude of
shortness or rudeness; gruff
"she could be brusque and inpatient"
adj.
1. longer than the most direct way; lengthy due to being
Circuitous
indirect or roundabout
"the canal followed a circuitous route"
, Collateral noun
1. something pledgd as securityor
repayment of loan, to be forfeited
in the event of a defult.
2. a person having the
samedescent in a family as
another family but different line.
adj.
1. additional but subordinate; secondary.
a subordinate or accessory part.
"collateral meanings of word" 2.
descended from the same stock
but different line
"collateral descendant of Bush" 3.
situated side by side; parallel.
adjoining or accompanying
"collateral veins"
deleterious adj. causing harm or damage
"divorce is assumed to have deleterious effects on children"
noun.
temporary departure from the main subject in speech or
digression writing. a deviation or detour from the central topic or
focus
"let's return to the main topic after that brief digression"
