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Hesi vocab Flashcards

1
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abstain

A

To choose not to do or have something or to refrain deliberately

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deficit

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Inadequacy

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pragmatic

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Relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters

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“wise or judicious in practical affairs

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Prudent

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Persecute

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regulation

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act of creating something

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palatable

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pleasant to taste

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endogenous

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Coming from the inside of something

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concise

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covering much in few words

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defecate

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To excrete waste matter from the bowels

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word similar to lift up

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elevate

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potent

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Chemically or medicinally effective

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Which word has a similar meaning to “being, living, occurring, or administered under the skin”?

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Subcutaneous

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vacuous

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Not showing intelligent thought or purpose

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embolism

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An obstruction of an artery, typically by a clot of blood or an air bubble

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abrasion

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An area that is sore, scraped, or rubbed away

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Ebola

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A very serious infectious disease with fever and bleeding inside the body

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obscure

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Not known to many people

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relocate

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immagrate

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laden

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Carrying or holding a lot of something (ladel holds soup)

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congestive

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Related to or affected by an abnormal collection of blood or other fluids

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22
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Which word has a similar meaning to “exceeding what is sufficient or necessary”?

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Superfluous

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Which word has a similar meaning to “not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped”?

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Inexorable

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Which word has a similar meaning to “concealed or disguised”?

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Covert

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virulent

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Marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course

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suppress

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abolish; stop

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external

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Applied to the outside of a body

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intact

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not altered, untouched

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29
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Which word has a similar meaning to “suggest; insinuate”?

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Imply

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30
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priority

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The state or quality of being earlier in time, occurrence

31
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sputum

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Saliva mixed w/ mucus or pus from lungs

32
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Which word has a similar meaning to the word “omnipresent; everywhere”?

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Ubiquitous

33
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Which word has a similar meaning to “keenness and depth of perception”?

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Acumen

34
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What is the meaning of the word auscultate?

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To examine by auscultation

35
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What is the meaning of the word confines?

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Something (such as borders or walls) that encloses

36
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Which word has a similar meaning to “to insert a tube into an orifice or hollow organ, such as the larynx, for the administration of gasses or to admit air”?

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intubate

37
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Which word has a similar meaning to “causing sorrow or pity”?

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Rueful

38
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What is the meaning of verbal?

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Spoken rather than written

39
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What is the meaning of abscess?

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A swollen, inflamed area in bodily tissues, in which pus gathers

40
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What is the meaning of geriatric?

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Relating to the elderly, especially with regard to their healthcare

41
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Which word has a similar meaning to “rude; inconsiderate”?

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Boorish

42
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What word meaning accuracy best fits in the sentence?

The witness was questioned about the _______ of his statement, as inconsistencies were noticed in his recounting of the events.

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Veracity
Endogenous
Secession
Abundance

43
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What is the meaning of the word suppository?

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A small, solid pill containing a drug that is put inside the anus, where it dissolves easily

44
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What is the meaning of the word periodontitis?

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

45
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Which word has a similar meaning to “performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another”?

A

Vicarious

46
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Ostracize

A

To exclude from a group

47
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Adulation

A

Excessive praise

48
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What is the meaning of tenacious?

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Holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold

49
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What is the meaning of the word scope?

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

50
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Exogenous factors led to the patient’s sudden illness.

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Caused by factors or an agent from outside the organism or system

51
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What is the meaning of construct?

A

A subjective idea or theory

52
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Which word has a similar meaning to “mysterious; difficult to understand”?

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Enigmatic

53
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What word meaning “sickly; disabled” fits best in the following sentence?

Tuberculosis made the novelist become a bedridden __________.

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invalid

54
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What is the meaning of efficacy?

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The ability to produce intended results

55
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What is the meaning of wary?

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Watchful; being on one’s guard against danger

56
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hat is the meaning of ambivalent?

A

Having mixed feelings

57
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What is the meaning of carbuncle?

A

inflammation of skin with openings for pus

58
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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?”

A

Euthanasia

59
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What is the meaning of hone?

A

To make more acute, intense, or effective

60
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What word meaning “reduce pain” best fits in the sentence?

The ________ treatment focused on providing comfort and pain relief to improve the quality of life for the patient with a terminal illness.

A

Palliative

61
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What word meaning “increases urine output” best fits in the sentence?

The doctor prescribed a _______ to help reduce the patient’s fluid retention and lower blood pressure.

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Diuretic

62
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What is the meaning of amenable?

A

Willing to accept, or be influenced by a suggestion

63
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Which word has a similar meaning to “a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior?”

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Disdain

64
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What is the meaning of burgeoning?

A

Growing or developing quickly

65
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Despite his victory, he showed a magnanimous spirit by offering a helping hand to his opponent and praising their efforts.

A

Someone who is very kind and generous towards an enemy or someone you have defeated

66
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Which word has a similar meaning to the word range?

A

Gamut

67
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What is the meaning of dejected?

A

Low in spirits

68
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Which word has a similar meaning to pleasantly “easy to approach and to talk to”?

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Affably

69
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Which word has a similar meaning to “not hidden; open; observable; apparent; manifest”?

A

Overt

70
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distended

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71
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Which word has a similar meaning to “the act, process, or an instance of making something happen or evident”?

A

Manifestation

72
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node

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What word has a similar meaning to “bulge; swelling”?

73
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Which word has a similar meaning to “calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments”?

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Venerable

KINE Ch. 1 (9 decks)

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