HESI A2 VOCABULARY PRACTICE
QUESTIONS & STUDY GUIDE 2025
(200+ Q&A, PDF)
ABRUPT sudden
ABSTAIN to refrain from something by one's choice
ACCESS a means to obtain entry or a means of approach
ACCOUNTABLE, responsible
ADHERE to hold fast or stick together
ADVERSE Undesired, possibly harmful
AFFECT Appearance of observable emotions
ANNUAL Happening once a year
APPLY To place, put on, or spread somthing
AUDIBLE able to be heard
BILATERAL Present on two sides
CAST Hard protective device applied to protect a broken bone while it
heals
CEASE come to an end or bring to an end
COMPENSATORY offsetting or making up for something
COMPLICATION an undesired problem that is the result of some other event
COMPLY do as directed
CONCAVE Rounded inward
CONCISE Brief, to the point
CONSISTENCY Degree of viscosity
CONSTRICT To draw together or become smaller
CONTINGENT Dependent
CONTOUR Shape or outline of shape
CONTRACT To draw together or reduce in size
CONTRAINDICATION A reason why something is not advisable or why it should not be
done
DEFECATE Expel feces
DEFICIT A deficiency or lack of something
DEPRESS Press downward
DEPTH Downward measurement from the surface
DETERIORATING Worsening
QUESTIONS & STUDY GUIDE 2025
(200+ Q&A, PDF)
ABRUPT sudden
ABSTAIN to refrain from something by one's choice
ACCESS a means to obtain entry or a means of approach
ACCOUNTABLE, responsible
ADHERE to hold fast or stick together
ADVERSE Undesired, possibly harmful
AFFECT Appearance of observable emotions
ANNUAL Happening once a year
APPLY To place, put on, or spread somthing
AUDIBLE able to be heard
BILATERAL Present on two sides
CAST Hard protective device applied to protect a broken bone while it
heals
CEASE come to an end or bring to an end
COMPENSATORY offsetting or making up for something
COMPLICATION an undesired problem that is the result of some other event
COMPLY do as directed
CONCAVE Rounded inward
CONCISE Brief, to the point
CONSISTENCY Degree of viscosity
CONSTRICT To draw together or become smaller
CONTINGENT Dependent
CONTOUR Shape or outline of shape
CONTRACT To draw together or reduce in size
CONTRAINDICATION A reason why something is not advisable or why it should not be
done
DEFECATE Expel feces
DEFICIT A deficiency or lack of something
DEPRESS Press downward
DEPTH Downward measurement from the surface
DETERIORATING Worsening
