HESI, HESI A2, HESI A2 VOCABULARY
EXAMS 2026 ANSWER AND QUESTIONS
Proscribe - answerForbid
Holistic - answerConcerned with whole
Repugnant - answerOffensive; to morals
Exiguous - answerinadequency; lacking
Untenable - answerNo support; ground
Clement - answerfavorable
Adversity - answera state of burden or hardship
Anecdote - answera short story or account of an event
Assiduous - answerdiligent; hard-working
Benevolent - answershowing sympathy, understanding, and generosity
Boisterous - answerrough; rowdy; unruly
Brazen - answerbold or unrestrained by normal standards
Brusque - answerattitude of shortness or rudeness; gruff
Circuitous - answerlengthy due to being indirect or roundabout
deleterious - answerharmful or deadly to living things
deter - answerto prevent or discourage
digression - answera deviation or detour from the central topic or focucs
diligent - answerpersistent and hardworking
disdain - answerlack of respect or intense dislike
enervating - answercausing debilitation or weakness
exasperate - answerto intensely irritated or frustrated
, exemplary - answerworthy of imitation; setting the example
extenuating - answerdiminish the seriousness of something
fortitude - answerstrength and endurance during a difficult situation
fortuitous - answerhappening by accident or chance rather than design
garable - answerreproduce (a message, sound, or transmission) in a confused and
distorted way
hyperbole - answerexaggerating; making something more than it is
impetuous - answeracting or done quickly and without thought or care
imminent - answervery likely to happen
inconsequential - answersomething without importance or significance
innocuous - answerharmless
novice - answera beginner, inexperience
paradox - answerappearing conflicting or contradictory
precocious - answershowing advanced development or maturity at an early age
prudent - answeracting with or showing care and thought for the future
sagacious - answerhaving or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment;
shrewd
seruntinize - answerexamine closely and carefully
superficial - answershallow in character and attitude, only concerned with thing on the
surface
superfluous - answermore than is needed desired, or necessary
tactful - answershowing concern to not offend others
tenacious - answerdetermined without change or doubt from the plan
terse - answerto the point; concise
EXAMS 2026 ANSWER AND QUESTIONS
Proscribe - answerForbid
Holistic - answerConcerned with whole
Repugnant - answerOffensive; to morals
Exiguous - answerinadequency; lacking
Untenable - answerNo support; ground
Clement - answerfavorable
Adversity - answera state of burden or hardship
Anecdote - answera short story or account of an event
Assiduous - answerdiligent; hard-working
Benevolent - answershowing sympathy, understanding, and generosity
Boisterous - answerrough; rowdy; unruly
Brazen - answerbold or unrestrained by normal standards
Brusque - answerattitude of shortness or rudeness; gruff
Circuitous - answerlengthy due to being indirect or roundabout
deleterious - answerharmful or deadly to living things
deter - answerto prevent or discourage
digression - answera deviation or detour from the central topic or focucs
diligent - answerpersistent and hardworking
disdain - answerlack of respect or intense dislike
enervating - answercausing debilitation or weakness
exasperate - answerto intensely irritated or frustrated
, exemplary - answerworthy of imitation; setting the example
extenuating - answerdiminish the seriousness of something
fortitude - answerstrength and endurance during a difficult situation
fortuitous - answerhappening by accident or chance rather than design
garable - answerreproduce (a message, sound, or transmission) in a confused and
distorted way
hyperbole - answerexaggerating; making something more than it is
impetuous - answeracting or done quickly and without thought or care
imminent - answervery likely to happen
inconsequential - answersomething without importance or significance
innocuous - answerharmless
novice - answera beginner, inexperience
paradox - answerappearing conflicting or contradictory
precocious - answershowing advanced development or maturity at an early age
prudent - answeracting with or showing care and thought for the future
sagacious - answerhaving or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment;
shrewd
seruntinize - answerexamine closely and carefully
superficial - answershallow in character and attitude, only concerned with thing on the
surface
superfluous - answermore than is needed desired, or necessary
tactful - answershowing concern to not offend others
tenacious - answerdetermined without change or doubt from the plan
terse - answerto the point; concise
