HESI A2 2020 EXAM VOCABULARY

A paroxysm is a sudden spasm. Another word for this might be Symptom Convulsion Efficacy Embolism 2. The meteorologist had forecast rain, ____________ Sheila brought her umbrella to work. Nor Yet Because So 3. Which of the following is spelled correctly? Embarassing Embarrassing Embarassing Embarrasing 4. Select the correct word for the blank in the following sentence. Nurse Junko and _______ will review the patient’s chart. She Them Me Him 5. Which of the following is the plural form of the noun "stimulus"? Stimulus Stimuli Stimulis Stimula 6. Identify the euphemism in the following passage: "Today we gather to remember Thomas the Cat. He was the cutest kitten around. Now that he's gone to the giant catnip patch in the sky, he'll be missed by everyone." Giant catnip patch in the sky The cutest kitten around He’ll be missed by everyone Today we gather to remember 7. The plastic surgery improved the _______ of her face. Choose the option that best completes the above sentence. Bearing Serenity Contour Cataract 8. Most wildlife biologists disapprove of crossbreeding wolves and dogs. Adjective Noun Verb Conjunction 9. To be convoluted is to be _______. Complex Clever Candid Asinine 10. Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence below. _______ having trouble with _______ new dog. There, their Their, there They’re, their Their, they’re 11. Select the meaning of the "quoted" word in the sentence. Something that remains is referred to as __________. Resident Residual Resistance Resin 12. Select the meaning of the quoted word in the sentence. That is an 'ominous' sign. A good omen Without deceit Threatening Full of thought 13. Which word is descriptive of a small child just learning to walk? Obese Toddler Geriatric Hale 14. Choose the word or phrase that best indicates the meaning of the "quoted" word. "Rational" means: Angry Reason Rodent Proportion 15. Choose the word or phrase that best indicates the meaning of the "quoted" word. The "insidious" disease was well established before becoming apparent. Sudden Suffer Gradual Graduate 16. Choose the word that best completes the sentence. The __________ came to settle in the United States. Immigrate Migrate Immigrant Emigrant 17. Select the meaning of the quoted word in the sentence. The hospital accepts a certain quota of 'indigent' patients. Uninjured Apathetic Resentful Impoverished 18. A nit is a kind of _______. Abscess Bandage Parasite Infection 19. What is the meaning of augment? Add to Sell off Make difficult Hash out 20. Select the meaning of the quoted word in the sentence. The patients are under 'quarantine' Confinement away from the general population A specialist’s care Experimental drug therapy Imprisonment in a rehabilitation unit 21. Which word refers to the surgical removal of an organ's contents? Amputation Augmentation Evisceration Vivisection 22. What is another word for 'flux'? Quantity Inflation Strength Discharge 23. What is the meaning of regulations? Government officials Supervisors Rules and laws Movements 24. A patient who is querulous might be guilty of ______. Stealing Questioning Overeating Complaining 25. Select the meaning of the quoted word in the sentence. The night nursing staff is 'accountable' for those records. Receptive Notorious Responsible Preoccupied with 26. What is the meaning of 'pernicious'? Valued Destructive Finicky Perpetual 27. Select the meaning of the quoted word in the sentence. The nurse was asked to record the 'residual' urine in the patient's bladder. Measurement What is left Total volume Color and clarity 28. Select the word that best fits the sentence. There was no _____ for the way she treated her boyfriend. Alibi Rational Reasonable Justification 29. Select the meaning of the quoted word in the sentence. The development of the disease was 'insidious'. Gradual Momentous Sudden Innocuous 30. Select the correct word(s) that best fits the sentence. The number of people _____ from other counties to the United States has caused a shift in unemployment in the textile market. Emigrating Immigrating Migrating Emigrated