Vocabulary for HESI A2 Entrance
Exam|Rated A|1OO% Pass
Proscribe - ANSWER >>>>>Forbid
Holistic - ANSWER >>>>>Concerned with whole
Repugnant - ANSWER >>>>>Offensive; to morals
Exiguous - ANSWER >>>>>inadequency; lacking
Untenable - ANSWER >>>>>No support; ground
Clement - ANSWER >>>>>favorable
Adversity - ANSWER >>>>>a state of burden or hardship
Anecdote - ANSWER >>>>>a short story or account of an event
Assiduous - ANSWER >>>>>diligent; hard-working
Benevolent - ANSWER >>>>>showing sympathy, understanding,
and generosity
Boisterous - ANSWER >>>>>rough; rowdy; unruly
Brazen - ANSWER >>>>>bold or unrestrained by normal
standards
Brusque - ANSWER >>>>>attitude of shortness or rudeness; gruff
Circuitous - ANSWER >>>>>lengthy due to being indirect or
roundabout
, deleterious - ANSWER >>>>>harmful or deadly to living things
deter - ANSWER >>>>>to prevent or discourage
digression - ANSWER >>>>>a deviation or detour from the
central topic or focucs
diligent - ANSWER >>>>>persistent and hardworking
disdain - ANSWER >>>>>lack of respect or intense dislike
enervating - ANSWER >>>>>causing debilitation or weakness
exasperate - ANSWER >>>>>to intensely irritated or frustrated
exemplary - ANSWER >>>>>worthy of imitation; setting the
example
extenuating - ANSWER >>>>>diminish the seriousness of
something
fortitude - ANSWER >>>>>strength and endurance during a
difficult situation
fortuitous - ANSWER >>>>>happening by accident or chance
rather than design
garable - ANSWER >>>>>reproduce (a message, sound, or
transmission) in a confused and distorted way
hyperbole - ANSWER >>>>>exaggerating; making something
more than it is
Exam|Rated A|1OO% Pass
Proscribe - ANSWER >>>>>Forbid
Holistic - ANSWER >>>>>Concerned with whole
Repugnant - ANSWER >>>>>Offensive; to morals
Exiguous - ANSWER >>>>>inadequency; lacking
Untenable - ANSWER >>>>>No support; ground
Clement - ANSWER >>>>>favorable
Adversity - ANSWER >>>>>a state of burden or hardship
Anecdote - ANSWER >>>>>a short story or account of an event
Assiduous - ANSWER >>>>>diligent; hard-working
Benevolent - ANSWER >>>>>showing sympathy, understanding,
and generosity
Boisterous - ANSWER >>>>>rough; rowdy; unruly
Brazen - ANSWER >>>>>bold or unrestrained by normal
standards
Brusque - ANSWER >>>>>attitude of shortness or rudeness; gruff
Circuitous - ANSWER >>>>>lengthy due to being indirect or
roundabout
, deleterious - ANSWER >>>>>harmful or deadly to living things
deter - ANSWER >>>>>to prevent or discourage
digression - ANSWER >>>>>a deviation or detour from the
central topic or focucs
diligent - ANSWER >>>>>persistent and hardworking
disdain - ANSWER >>>>>lack of respect or intense dislike
enervating - ANSWER >>>>>causing debilitation or weakness
exasperate - ANSWER >>>>>to intensely irritated or frustrated
exemplary - ANSWER >>>>>worthy of imitation; setting the
example
extenuating - ANSWER >>>>>diminish the seriousness of
something
fortitude - ANSWER >>>>>strength and endurance during a
difficult situation
fortuitous - ANSWER >>>>>happening by accident or chance
rather than design
garable - ANSWER >>>>>reproduce (a message, sound, or
transmission) in a confused and distorted way
hyperbole - ANSWER >>>>>exaggerating; making something
more than it is