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HESI A2 Study Cards - Vocabulary and General Knowledge

front 1

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.

He is a prolific scientist, generating several important studies each year.

  1. Productive
  2. Influential
  3. Valuable
  4. Respected

back 1

Productive

front 2

What is the meaning of vacuous?

  1. Tired
  2. Restful
  3. Clean
  4. Empty

back 2

Empty

front 3

If a nurse is circumspect with patient records, what is she doing?

  1. Evaluating them
  2. Guarding them
  3. Presenting them
  4. Disputing them

back 3

Guarding them

front 4

To staunch a wound is to ______ it.

  1. inflict
  2. restrict
  3. examine
  4. enfold

back 4

restrict

front 5

What is the meaning of ostracize?

  1. Snub
  2. Hide from
  3. Condescend to
  4. Hire

back 5

Snub

front 6

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.

The hospital accepts a certain quota of indigent patients.

  1. Impoverished
  2. Resentful
  3. Apathetic
  4. Uninjured

back 6

Impoverished

front 7

A nit is a kind of _______.

  1. abscess
  2. parasite
  3. bandage
  4. infection

back 7

parasite

front 8

What is the meaning of augment?

  1. Add to
  2. Hash out
  3. Sell off
  4. Make difficult

back 8

Add to

front 9

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.

The patients are under quarantine until further notice.

  1. A specialist's care
  2. Experimental drug therapy
  3. Imprisonment in a rehabilitation unit
  4. Confinement away from the general population

back 9

Confinement away from the general population

front 10

Which word names a medicine whose purpose is to induce vomiting.

  1. Opiate
  2. Narcotic
  3. Emetic
  4. Prophylactic

back 10

Emetic

front 11

What is another word for panacea?

  1. Clinician
  2. Painkiller
  3. Vista
  4. Cure

back 11

Cure

front 12

Which word refers to the surgical removal of an organ's contents?

  1. Vivisection
  2. Amputation
  3. Evisceration
  4. Augmentation

back 12

Evisceration

front 13

What is another word for flux?

  1. Quantity
  2. Discharge
  3. Inflation
  4. Strength

back 13

Discharge

front 14

What is the meaning of regulations?

  1. Movements
  2. Supervisors
  3. Rules and laws
  4. Government officials

back 14

Rules and laws

front 15

A patient who is querulous might be guilty of ______.

  1. overeating
  2. questioning
  3. complaining
  4. stealing

back 15

complaining

front 16

What is the meaning of pernicious?

  1. Destructive
  2. Valued
  3. Finicky
  4. Perpetual

back 16

Destructive

front 17

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.

The night nursing staff is accountable for those records.

  1. Receptive
  2. Notorious
  3. Responsible
  4. Preoccupied with

back 17

Responsible

front 18

A blood vessel that is distended is ______.

  1. overturned
  2. swollen
  3. twisted
  4. overlong

back 18

swollen

front 19

Something that is viscous is thick and sticky. Another word for this might be _______.

  1. fluid
  2. molten
  3. gelatinous
  4. malleable

back 19

gelatinous

front 20

What is the meaning of collusion?

  1. Slander
  2. Assortment
  3. Accident
  4. Conspiracy

back 20

Conspiracy

front 21

If a theory is obsolete, what is true of it?

  1. It makes sense.
  2. It is inflexible.
  3. It is outdated.
  4. It was never true.

back 21

It is outdated.

front 22

A patient who is lethargic may seem ______.

  1. agitated
  2. anguished
  3. disorganized
  4. exhausted

back 22

exhausted

front 23

What does onerous mean?

  1. Authentic
  2. Burdensome
  3. Honorable
  4. Biased

back 23

Burdensome

front 24

Someone who is altruistic might also be called ______.

  1. transformed
  2. cliched
  3. primitive
  4. charitable

back 24

charitable

front 25

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.

The students observed the tricky procedure with a certain amount of trepidation.

  1. Eagerness
  2. Misgivings
  3. Expertise
  4. Disbelief

back 25

Misgivings

front 26

What is the meaning of precept?

  1. Guiding principle
  2. Fractional part
  3. Clear understanding
  4. Local district

back 26

Guiding principle

front 27

A truculent patient is ______.

  1. fatigued
  2. irresponsible
  3. supportive
  4. argumentative

back 27

argumentative

front 28

If patients are being counseled, what is happening?

  1. They are being comforted.
  2. They are being advised.
  3. They are being deceived.
  4. They are being healed.

back 28

They are being advised.

front 29

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.

Apply the gel on the gingival margin around the selected teeth using the blunt-tipped applicator included in the package.

  1. Edge
  2. Grease
  3. Incisor
  4. Cavity

back 29

Edge

front 30

If a patient has sallow skin, what is true?

  1. Her skin has a yellow tint.
  2. Her skin is loose.
  3. Her skin is dry and flaky.
  4. Her skin is thin and taught.

back 30

Her skin has a yellow tint.

front 31

If a doctor has an exemplary record, her work is _______.

  1. instructive
  2. expressive
  3. praiseworthy
  4. methodical

back 31

praiseworthy

front 32

What is the meaning of nebulous?

  1. Jolly
  2. Hesitant
  3. Vague
  4. Approximate

back 32

Vague

front 33

The voice box may be called the ______.

  1. larynx
  2. lynx
  3. pharynx
  4. phalanx

back 33

larynx

front 34

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.

The interns observed the contours of the patient's rash.

  1. Shape
  2. Answers
  3. Amount
  4. Extension

back 34

Shape

front 35

What is the meaning of incorrigible?

  1. Clever
  2. Potential
  3. Incurable
  4. Undistiguished

back 35

Incurable

front 36

If a patient's condition is deteriorating, he is ______.

  1. getting worse
  2. improving gradually
  3. resisting medication
  4. failing to eat or drink

back 36

getting worse

front 37

Precipitous is best defined as being ______.

  1. damp
  2. gentle
  3. swift
  4. dull

back 37

swift

front 38

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.

Being overweight may predispose a person to diabetes.

  1. Make susceptible
  2. Bring to light
  3. Save from harm
  4. Pass over

back 38

Make susceptible

front 39

What is the meaning of soporific?

  1. Very sweet
  2. Inducing sleep
  3. Half awake
  4. Immature

back 39

Inducing sleep

front 40

If someone is disseminating information, what is he doing?

  1. Broadcasting it
  2. Assessing it
  3. Contradicting it
  4. Influencing it

back 40

Broadcasting it

front 41

If you are described as an assiduous worker, you are probably ______.

  1. unreliable
  2. experienced
  3. industrious
  4. inventive

back 41

industrious

front 42

What does instigate mean?

  1. Instruct
  2. Connect
  3. Reproduce
  4. Activate

back 42

Activate

front 43

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.

This medication works by inhibiting the action of a certain enzyme.

  1. Occupying
  2. Speeding
  3. Hindering
  4. Enhancing

back 43

Hindering

front 44

A symptom that is exacerbated is ______.

  1. not dangerous
  2. disfiguring
  3. painful
  4. made worse

back 44

made worse

front 45

To critique something is to ______.

  1. appraise it
  2. condemn it
  3. extol it
  4. berate it

back 45

appraise it

front 46

What is the meaning of contrite?

  1. Regretful
  2. Limited
  3. Gratified
  4. Distasteful

back 46

Regretful

front 47

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.

Her guileless manner is one of her most noticeable qualities.

  1. Remorseful
  2. Insightful
  3. Courteous
  4. Straightforward

back 47

Straightforward

front 48

What does redundancy mean?

  1. Observation
  2. Surplus
  3. Consequence
  4. Patrol

back 48

Surplus

front 49

A body part that has atrophied has ______.

  1. darkened
  2. withered
  3. blistered
  4. fragmented

back 49

withered

front 50

Anterior refers to which part of the human body?

  1. Top
  2. Bottom
  3. Front
  4. Back

back 50

Front

front 51

What is the best description for the term gravid?

  1. Deadly serious
  2. Expecting a child
  3. Germ-free
  4. Diseased

back 51

Expecting a child

front 52

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.

The cavity, once opened, proved to be riddled with infection.

  1. Challenged
  2. Overrun
  3. Separated
  4. Complete

back 52

Overrun

front 53

If a treatment mitigates symptoms, the symptoms become ______.

  1. less sever
  2. masked
  3. curable
  4. lingering

back 53

less sever

front 54

What does the word banal mean?

  1. Simple
  2. Notable
  3. Ordinary
  4. Past

back 54

Ordinary

front 55

The ramifications of a course of treatment are that treatment's ______.

  1. costs
  2. consequences
  3. barriers
  4. phases

back 55

consequences

front 56

What does respite mean?

  1. Kindness
  2. Effect
  3. Worry
  4. Relief

back 56

Relief

front 57

What is another word for asymmetric?

  1. Proportionate
  2. Impartial
  3. Uneven
  4. Magnified

back 57

Uneven

front 58

What is the meaning of counterfeit?

  1. Over-the-counter
  2. Foreign
  3. Fake
  4. Unidentified

back 58

Fake

front 59

What is the best description for the word efficacy in this sentence?

The quality, safety, and efficacy of the new medicines are not known.

  1. Effectiveness
  2. Significance
  3. Corollary
  4. Conclusion

back 59

Effectiveness

front 60

What is the meaning of the word debilitating?

  1. Regenerating
  2. Amplifying
  3. Incapacitating
  4. Disheartening

back 60

Incapacitating

front 61

A surgeon who is adroit might be described as ______.

  1. admired
  2. scholarly
  3. sophisticated
  4. skillful

back 61

skillful

front 62

What does torpid mean?

  1. Sticky
  2. Sluggish
  3. Stifling
  4. Reckless

back 62

Sluggish

front 63

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.

Did the interns contravene the doctor's orders?

  1. Comply with
  2. Misjudge
  3. Comprehend
  4. Disregard

back 63

Disregard

front 64

Caudal refers to which part of the human torso?

  1. Top
  2. Bottom
  3. Front
  4. Back

back 64

Bottom

front 65

What is the best description for the term aseptic?

  1. Combined
  2. Purified
  3. Sedating
  4. Tainted

back 65

Purified