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Vocab
Hesi-A2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acute | sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| adequate | sufficient for a specific need or requirement |
| allude | to refer casually or indirectly |
| adhere | to stick or be attached firmly to a surface |
| amenable | someone willing to accept or be influenced by a suggestion |
| affect (influence) | to have an influence on someone or something, or to cause a change in someone or something |
| ambiguous | someone or something that is unclear or not easily describable |
| alcohol | a clear liquid that can produce drunkeness, also used as a solvent |
| abstemious | someone who abstains or is moderate, often specifically in their consumption of food and beverage |
| anterior | something that is positioned at or toward the front |
| abhorrence | seising something or someone |
| abrasion | an area that is sore, scraped, or rubbed away |
| abrupt | sudden or unexpected |
| abscess | a swollen, inflamed area in bodily tissue, in which pus gathers |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something or to refrain deliberately |
| abundance | a situation in which there is more than enough of something |
| access | permission, liberty, or the ability to enter, approach, or pass to and from a place or to approach or communicate with a person or thing |
| accountable | subject to the obligation to report, explain, or justify someting |
| acumen | keenest and depth of perception |
| addictive | a drug or substance that causes or is likely to cause someone to develop a compulsive, harmful need towards such substance |
| adulation | excessive admiration or praise |
| adverse | having negative or harmful effect on something |
| aegis | protection; support |
| affably | pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to |
| affect | to cause illness, symptoms |
| aggrieved | unhappy and angry because of unfair treatment |
| aid/aide | to give assistance |
| ambiance | a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person or thing |
| anticoagulant | a drug or other substance that prevents or slows down the process of blood forming clot |
| antihistamines | a type of drug that is used to treat medical conditions caused by an extreme reaction to particular substance |
| antithesis | a contrary or opposite opinion, concept, or charactersistics |
| antitussive | a drug used to prevent or relieve a cough |
| anuria | the absence or suppression of urine |
| apathetic | someone who sows or feels no interest, enthusiasm, or concern |