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Vocabulary HESI\\HESI A2 Vocabulary 2025 –
Complete Study Guide & Key Terms
Proscribe
Forbid; esp by law
"gambling was proscribed"
instill
(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
(v.) to make (information) known; communicate; bestow (a quality)
remedial
supplying a remedy; intended to correct
therapeutic
jarring
making or causing a harsh and irritating sound
ominous
Menacing; threatening; portentous
portentous
adj. ominous
compensatory
making up for; repaying; corrective
abstain
to choose not to do something; to forgo
cavity
hole
febrile
(adj.) feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever; frenetic
to void
,urinate, release urine from the bladder voluntarily
afebrile
adj. no fever
exemplary
(adj.) worthy of imitation, commendable; serving as a model
Exiguous
adj. very small in size or amount; inadequate
"My bank account is exiguous because I like to shop"
occluded
closed or obstructed
Untenable
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
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"
Abdicate
verb. (of a monarch) renounce one's throne; to give up or leave
"King Edward VIII of England abdicated the throne in 1936."
Adversity
noun. difficulty; misfortune
"It is such an adversity to buy clothes and see them go on sale the next day"
Assiduous
adj. showing great care and perseverance; diligent; meticulous
, "I am only assiduous when it comes to having fun"
Benevolent
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
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
adj.
1. abrupt or offhand in speech or manner; attitude of shortness or rudeness; gruff
"she could be brusque and inpatient"
Circuitous
adj.
1. longer than the most direct way; lengthy due to being indirect or roundabout
"the canal followed a circuitous route"
Collateral
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
Vocabulary HESI\\HESI A2 Vocabulary 2025 –
Complete Study Guide & Key Terms
Proscribe
Forbid; esp by law
"gambling was proscribed"
instill
(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
(v.) to make (information) known; communicate; bestow (a quality)
remedial
supplying a remedy; intended to correct
therapeutic
jarring
making or causing a harsh and irritating sound
ominous
Menacing; threatening; portentous
portentous
adj. ominous
compensatory
making up for; repaying; corrective
abstain
to choose not to do something; to forgo
cavity
hole
febrile
(adj.) feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever; frenetic
to void
,urinate, release urine from the bladder voluntarily
afebrile
adj. no fever
exemplary
(adj.) worthy of imitation, commendable; serving as a model
Exiguous
adj. very small in size or amount; inadequate
"My bank account is exiguous because I like to shop"
occluded
closed or obstructed
Untenable
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
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"
Abdicate
verb. (of a monarch) renounce one's throne; to give up or leave
"King Edward VIII of England abdicated the throne in 1936."
Adversity
noun. difficulty; misfortune
"It is such an adversity to buy clothes and see them go on sale the next day"
Assiduous
adj. showing great care and perseverance; diligent; meticulous
, "I am only assiduous when it comes to having fun"
Benevolent
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
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
adj.
1. abrupt or offhand in speech or manner; attitude of shortness or rudeness; gruff
"she could be brusque and inpatient"
Circuitous
adj.
1. longer than the most direct way; lengthy due to being indirect or roundabout
"the canal followed a circuitous route"
Collateral
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
