HESI, HESI A2, HESI A2 VOCABULARY A SERIES OF
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
GRADE A+.
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
impetuous - ANSWER: acting or done quickly and without thought or care
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
GRADE A+.
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
impetuous - ANSWER: acting or done quickly and without thought or care
