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HESI-A2 VOCABULARY
Study questions for HESI Entrance exam Vocab & Grammer
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sudden | abrupt |
| To voluntarily refrain from something. | abstain |
| A means to obtain entry or a means of approach | access |
| Responsible | accountable |
| To hold fast or stick together | adhere |
| Undesired, possibly harmful | adverse |
| Appearance of observable emotion | affect |
| Occurring every year | annual |
| To place, put on, or spread something | apply |
| Able to be heard | audible |
| Present on two sides | bilateral |
| Hard protective device applied to protect a broken bone | cast |
| Come to an end | cease |
| Off setting or making up for something | compensatory |
| An undesired problem that is the result of some other even | complication |
| Do as directed | comply |
| Rounded inward | concave |
| Brief, to the point | concise |
| Degree of viscosity; how thick or think a fluid is | consistency |
| To draw together or become smaller | constrict |
| Dependent (on) | contingent |
| Shape or outline of a shape | contour |
| To draw together; reduce in size | contract |
| Reason why something is not advisable or why it should not be done | contraindication |
| Expel feces | defecate |
| A deficiency or lack of something | deficit |
| Press downward | depress |
| Downward measurement from a surface | depth |
| Worsening | deteriorating |
| Tool or piece of equipment | device |
| The distance across the center of an object | diameter |
| To enlarge or expand | dilate |
| To make a liquid less concentrated | dilute |
| Distinct; separate | discrete |
| Enlarged or expanded from pressure | distended |
| To lift up or place in a higher position | elevate |
| Produced within the body | endogenous |
| To make worse or more severe | exacerbate |
| More than what is needed or usual | excess |
| Produced outside the body | exogenous |
| To increase in size or amount | expand |
| Contact | exposure |
| Located outside the body | external |
| Resulting in death | fatal |
| Extreme tiredness, exhaustion | fatigue |
| Limp, lacking tone | flaccid |
| Reddened or ruddy appearance | flushed |
| Wide open | gaping |
| Sex of an individual (male or female) | gender |
| Maintenance of body fluid balance | hydration |
| Measures contributing to cleanliness & good health | hygiene |
| Diminished or lacking some usual quality or level | impaired |
| Likely to occur soon | impending |
| Occurrence | incidence |
| Reddened, swollen, warm & tender | inflamed |
| To swallow for digestion | ingest |
| To begin or put into place | initiate |
| So gradual as to not become apparent for a long time | insidious |
| In place, unharmed | intact |
| Located within the body | internal |
| Inserting/entering into a body part | invasive |
| Changing rapidly & often | labile |
| Present, but not active or visible | latent |
| Difficult to arouse | lethargic |
| An indication or sign of a condition | manifestation |
| Substance or ingredient that provides nourishment | nutrient |
| Closed or obstructed | occluded |
| Significantly important & dangerous | ominous |
| Continuous | ongoing |
| Given through or affecting the mouth | oral |
| Obvious, easily observed | overt |
| A characteristic or constant factor | parameter |
| Beginning suddenly or abruptly | paroxysmal |
| Open | patent |
| Producing a strong effect | potent |
| Capable of occurring or likely to occur | potential |
| Preventative measure | precaution |
| Rapid, uncontrolled | precipitous |
| To make more susceptible or more likely to occur | predispose |
| Already present | preexisting |
| First or most significant | primary |
| Of great importance | priority |
| The anticipated or expected course or outcome | prognosis |
| The underlying reason | rationale |
| To occur again | recur |
| To limit | restrict |
| To hold or keep | retain |
| Location | site |
| Condition | status |
| Stringent, exact, complete | strict |
| To take in addition to or to complete | supplement |
| To stop or subdue | suppress |
| Being equal or the same size, shape and relative position | symmetric |
| An indication of a problem | symptom |
| Adverse or negative | untoward |
| To excrete, expel urine | urinate |
| Spoken, using words | verbal |
| Essential | vital |
| Excrete, expel urine | void |
| Amount of space occupied by a fluid | volume |
| What are the 8 parts of speech | noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, prepositions, conjunctions and interjections |
| A word or group of words that names a person, place, thing or idea | noun |
| The general, not particular name of a person place or thing | common noun |
| nurse, hospital, syringe are examples of _____________. | common noun |
| The official name of a person, place or thing; They are capitalized | proper noun |
| Susan, Houtson, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital are examples of ________. | proper nouns |
| The name of a quality or a general idea. | abstract noun |
| persistence and democracy are examples of _______. | abstract nouns |
| A noun that represents a group of persons, animals or things. | collective noun |
| Family, flock, or furniture are examples of ________. | collective nouns |
| A word that takes the place of a noun, or a group of words acting as a noun. | pronoun |
| The word or group of words to which a pronoun refers | antecedent |
| The students wanted their test papers graded and returned to them in a timely manner. Which word is the antecedent and which is the pronoun? | antecedent: students pronoun: their |
| Referring to a specific person, place, thing or idea by indicating the person speaking, the person or people spoken to, or any other person, place, thing or idea being talked about. | personal pronoun |
| A form of a personal pronoun that shows possession | possessive pronoun |
| A possessive pronoun does not contain an _______. | apostrophe |
| A word, phrase, or clause that modifies a noun (the biology book), or pronoun (He is nice). | adjective |
| What part of speech answers the questions what kind, which one, how many, or how much? | adjective |
| Adjectives usually _______ the noun or noun phrase that they modify. | precede |
| Word or phrase that is used to express an action or state of being. | verb |
| A word, phrase or clause that modifies a verb, adjective or adverb | adverb |
| Word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to some other word in the sentence | preposition |
| A word that joins words, phrases, or clauses | conjunction |
| and, but, or, so, nor, for and yet are examples of ___________. | coordinating conjunctions. |
| Conjunctions that work in pairs to join words or phrases (Neither the pharmacist nor her assistant could read the physician's hand writing) | Correlative conjunction |
| A word or phrase that expresses emotion or exclamation | interjection |
| A group of words that has a subject and predicate | clause |
| A type of clause that expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence. | Independent clause |
| A type of clause that does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone in a sentence. | dependent clause |
| The person or thing that is directly affected by the action of the verb; it answers the question of what or whom after a transitive verb | direct object |
| The person or thing that is indirectly affected by the action of the verb; Always comes between the verb and the direct object. | indirect object |
| Group of 2 or more words that acts as a single part of speech in a sentence. | phrase |
| the part of the sentence that tells what the subject does or what is done to the subject | predicate |
| Expressions or ideas that have lost their originality or impact over time because of excessive use; these should be avoided whenever possible because they are old, tired and overused. | cliche |
| A mild, indirect, or vague term that has been substituted for one that is considered harsh, blunt, or offensive. | euphemism |
| Verb that means to influence or change | affect |
| Noun or verb. As a noun it means result or outcome; as a verb it means to bring about or accomplish | effect |
| Word that shows a relationship involving more than 2 persons or things being considered as a group. | among |
| Word that is used to show a relationship involving 2 persons or things, or to compare one person or thing with an entire group. | between |
| Word used when referring to things in bulk | amount |
| Word used when referring to individual, countable units. | number |
| abbreviation for "that is" | i.e. |
| abbreviation for "for example" | e.g. |
| Progeny | offspring |
| proliferation | increase |
| A deep, ragged tear | laceration |
| Spasm | contraction |
| What is another word for skull? | cranium |
| Wished for | desired |
| The order in which patients are to be treated | triage |
| The thickness of a liquid | viscosity |
| Processing reaction | metabolism |
| Having a fever | febrile |
| Easily burned when in direct sunlight | photosensitive |
| Obaserve and make note of | assess |
| Kidney | renal |
| Under the tongue | sublingual |
| Convulsion | spasm |
| When a circuit is completed, what has been finished? | a lap |
| q.i.d. | four times per day |
| To implement something is to ___________ | cause it to happen |
| Valid | applicable |
| What is the opposite of contract? | expand |
| In "His paroxysmal coughing was a sign of this illness." Paroxysmal means: | convulsive |
| Precipitous | abrupt |
| What word is a synonym for spit? | expectorate |
| Applied directly to the skin | transdermal |
| In: "It is important that the bandage remain intact", the word intact means: | whole |
| Ignorant | obtuse |
| Why does a health care professional have a need for good grammar? | Charting must be accurate and concise; Patients and families are encouraged by fluency of the nurse; Good grammar helps the nurse better understand the instructions given. |
| Audible | perceptible |
| Limits | parameters |
| alleviate | reduce |
| Another name for decomposition | lysis |
| Lateral portion of the hip bone | ilium |
| Tertiary health care might encompass what intervention? | return to wellness |
| After a major heart attack, what is the most important assessment? | factors that impair the client's well-being |
| Tame | docile |
| Ravenous | hungry |
| An unmarried woman | spinster |
| Based on Freud's theory, the "superego" ________. | contains rigid rules |
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