{"id":114362,"date":"2023-08-22T02:10:40","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T02:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=114362"},"modified":"2023-08-22T02:10:42","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T02:10:42","slug":"hesi-a2-vocabulary-and-general-knowledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/22\/hesi-a2-vocabulary-and-general-knowledge\/","title":{"rendered":"HESI A2 Vocabulary and General Knowledge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Abrupt<br>sudden<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Absorption<br>movement of nutrients from the digestive tube into the bloodstream<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abstain<br>to voluntarily refrain from something<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Access<br>a means to obtain or gain entry or a means of approach<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Accountable<br>responsible<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adhere<br>to hold fast or stick together<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adverse<br>undesired, possibly harmful<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Affect<br>appearance of observable emotions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aggregate<br>a sum total of 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