Vocabulary HESI 286 Verified and
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Vocabulary HESI 286 Verified and
Approved Solutions.
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
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cavity - ANSWER hole
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"
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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."
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.
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Vocabulary HESI 286 Verified and
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1. abrupt or offhand in speech or manner; attitude of shortness or rudeness; gruff
"she could be brusque and inpatient"
Circuitous - ANSWER adj.
1. longer than the most direct way; lengthy due to being indirect or roundabout
"the canal followed a circuitous route"
Collateral - ANSWER noun
1. something pledgd as security or repayment of loan, to be forfeited in the event of a defult.
2. a person having the same descent 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 - ANSWER adj. causing harm or damage
"divorce is assumed to have deleterious effects on children"
digression - ANSWER noun.
temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing. a deviation or detour from the central
topic or focus
"let's return to the main topic after that brief digression"