HESI A2 VOCABULARY TEST 3

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HESI A2 VOCABULARY TEST 3

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Question 1: What is the meaning of

anterior ?Occurring or situated nearer to the end of something than to its beginning Positioned at or toward the front A gradual way; slowly; by degrees Lacking sense or clear, sound reasoning

Answer:

Positioned at or toward the front

Question 2: What word has a similar meaning to "

seclusion; confinement "?Isolation Paroxysm Terse Pensive

Answer:

Isolation

Question 3: Which word has a similar meaning to "

a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior ?" Terse Rueful Disdain Inexorable

Answer:

Disdain

Question 4: What is the meaning of the word

scope ?Stiff or unyielding Someone or something that is carrying or holding a lot of something Someone who shows hard work, care, and attention to detail The range of a subject covered by a book, program, discussion, class, etc.

Answer:

The range of a subject covered by a book, program, discussion, class, etc.

Question 5: What is the meaning of

wary ?To make more acute, intense, or effective Containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation Watchful; being on one's guard against danger Something illegal or disapproved of by society

Answer:

Watchful; being on one's guard against danger

Question 6: What word has a similar meaning to "

to have an influence on someone or something "?Ambivalent Docile Gullible Affect

Answer:

Affect

Question 7: Which word has a similar meaning to "

an act or practice of causing death painlessly, so as to end suffering: advocated by some as a way to deal with persons dying of incurable, painful diseases ?" Trauma Ostracize Euthanasia Evisceration

Answer:

Euthanasia

Question 8: What is the meaning of the word

empathy ?The action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experiences of another Very eager or greedy for food, satisfaction, or gratification Diminished, damaged, or weakened The act of flexing or bending

Answer:

The action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experiences of another

Question 9: Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.

The medical professionals highlighted that, if the hospital closed its doors, people in the area would have to travel over 100 miles to have access to tertiary health care.Applying or capable of being applied A torn and ragged wound Position or rank in relation to others Of third rank, importance, or value

Answer:

Of third rank, importance, or value

Question 10: What is the meaning of

carbuncle ?Being, or supplying a medication in a form for absorption through the skin into the bloodstream A painful local purulent inflammation of the skin and deeper tissues with multiple openings for the discharge of pus and usually necrosis and sloughing of dead tissue.A torn and ragged wound

A condition in which the tissue around the teeth becomes swollen and the gums move away from the teeth

Answer:

A painful local purulent inflammation of the skin and deeper tissues with multiple openings for the discharge of pus and usually necrosis and sloughing of dead tissue.

Question 11: What word meaning "

permission to enter " best fits in the sentence?She was ________ the database to gather the necessary information for her research project.Boisterous Accessing Consistent Metabolism

Answer:

Accessing

Question 12: What is the meaning of

dejected ?Low in spirits Apart or detached from others Weariness from bodily or mental exertion Marked by arrogant assurance

Answer:

Low in spirits

Question 13: Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.

The RN administered a transdermal medication to the young patient.The property of resistance to flow in any material with fluid properties with a sticky or glutinous consistency Existing or occurring with something else Exceeding what is sufficient or necessary Being, or supplying a medication in a form for absorption through the skin into the bloodstream

Answer:

Being, or supplying a medication in a form for absorption through the skin into the bloodstream