HESI A2 2026. Vocabulary

Question 1

HESI A2 2026. Vocabulary Which is the correct definition of the word efface?

• A. To bring about results
• B. To act badly or shamelessly
• C. To rub out or erase
• D. To act enthusiastically

Question 2

What is the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence? The doctor wanted to examine the patient for overt signs of a disease.

• A. Verbal
• B. Interpretative
• C. Easily observed
• D. Somewhat hidden

Question 3

What does the word vertigo mean?

• A. A sensation of movement.
• B. A structure resembling a blood vessel.
• C. Swollen and distended veins.
• D. A wormlike shape.

Question 4

Select the correct spelling for the word that fits in the sentence: The patient was in a state of __________ shortly before he died.

• A. detaration
• B. deterioriation
• C. doteroration
• D. deterioration

Question 5

What meaning does the underlined word have in the sentence? The nurse assisted the physician in removing the cast from the patient’s arm.

• A. Sling
• B. Medicated salve
• C. Protective device
• D. Bandage

Question 6

Which word means a statement of strong praise?

• A. Plaudit
• B. Reprieve
• C. Abasement
• D. Elegy

Question 7

As the leader of a group, the charge nurse is open to new ideas and thoughts of the group. The charge nurse encourages the group to participate in making decisions. This type of leadership is called

• A. Autocratic
• B. Direct
• C. Democratic
• D. Laissez-faire

Question 8

Select the word that correctly completes the sentence. The number of people ___ to the United States has caused a shift in employment in the textile market.

• A. emigrating
• B. immigrating
• C. migrating
• D. emigrated

Question 9

Select the word or phrase that will make the sentence correct. The _____ student was not well liked by his peers.

• A. affability
• B. gregariousness
• C. detestation
• D. geniality

Question 10

If someone asked you for a receipt, what would you give the person?

• A. A list of items needed to bake a cake.
• B. A check for the correct amount.
• C. A written acknowledgement for goods.
• D. A recollection of the recent events.

Question 11

Which term is used to indicate the bending of a joint?

• A. Eversion
• B. Circumduction
• C. Extension
• D. Flexion

Question 12

What sound should a nurse hear when placing a stethoscope head behind a client’s right ear?

• A. Crackles
• B. Wheezes
• C. Bruit
• D. Murmur

Question 14

Select the word or phrase that makes the sentence correct. The doctor explained to the new parents that their infant’s hereditary disease was caused by a ___ gene.

• A. Selective
• B. Regressive
• C. Recessive
• D. Objective

Question 15

Which word pertains to motion or movement?

• A. Keratoma
• B. Kilogram
• C. Kilocalorie
• D. Kinetic

Question 16

What word makes sense in the context of the sentence? The student found out his test results during his ________.

• A. Laboratory
• B. Evaluation
• C. Sleep
• D. Interview

Question 17

Select the correct spelling for the word that fits in the sentence: The nurse told the patient to take the ________ on an empty stomach.

• A. medicachion
• B. mediacation
• C. medicacion
• D. medication

Question 19

Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word. The doctor tried to explain the fundamental difference between the two medications.

• A. Underlying
• B. Basic
• C. Dosage
• D. Appropriate

Question 28

Select the word or phrase that will make this sentence correct. The little boy cried when the barber ____ his hair.

• A. Cut
• B. Came
• C. Shave
• D. Cutted

Question 30

Select the correct spelling for the word that fits in the sentence: The doctor’s ________ was filled by the hospital’s pharmacist.

• A. Prescription
• B. Bpescription
• C. Perception
• D. Perscription

Question 31

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. Building materials tend to contract in very cold temperatures.

• A. Blossom
• B. Reduce in size
• C. Slow down
• D. Expand

Question 32

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. You should not ingest the medication.

• A. Crush
• B. Touch
• C. Chew
• D. Swallow

Question 33

What does the word feasible mean?

• A. Impossible
• B. Awesome
• C. Unlikely HESI A2 2026. Vocabulary
• D. Practical

Question 34

Which word means to suggest, to hint, to express indirectly?

• A. Letter
• B. Opinion
• C. Infer
• D. Imply

Question 35

Select the meaning of the underlined word in this sentence. Dawn gave me concise directions to her house.

• A. Easy to understand.
• B. To the point.
• C. Incomplete.
• D. Hard to understand.

Question 37

Choose the correct word to use in the blank. The students thought the ______ was very difficult.

• A. examined
• B. examination
• C. examining
• D. exams

Question 38

What does the word “inimical” mean?

• A. Fearful
• B. Depressed
• C. Hostile
• D. Unstable

Question 39

Select the meaning of the underlined word in this sentence. My grandmother used to tell me, “Anything in excess can be a sin.”

• A. More than is needed.
• B. Creating a nuisance.
• C. Desirable.
• D. Not allowed.

Question 40

Which word is descriptive of a small child just learning to walk?

• A. Obese
• B. Geriatric
• C. Toddler
• D. Hale

Question 42

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence: The nurse was asked to record the residual urine in the patient’s bladder.

• A. Total
• B. Measured
• C. Colorful
• D. Leftover

Question 43

A nursing student must always be prepared to consider another point of view.

• A. Fairness
• B. Humility
• C. Integrity
• D. Discipline

Question 44

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. The patient is very likely to experience fatigue during his recovery.

• A. Infection
• B. Exhaustion
• C. Rash
• D. Fainting

Question 45

Which word correctly completes the sentence? There was no need to argue her point any ____.

• A. much farther
• B. farther
• C. additional
• D. further

Question 46

Which word refers to a newspaper article that makes fun of a politician’s performance during a televised speech?

• A. Salutation
• B. Harangue
• C. Scoff
• D. Lampoon

Question 47

Which word means the same as the underlined word in the sentence? The nurse plans to make sure all the drainage devices are patent.

• A. Closed
• B. Contain liquid
• C. Contain solids
• D. Open

Question 47 of 55

San Francisco is one of many cities in the world which have recently been hit by earthquakes.

• A been hit
• B many cities
• C in
• D have

Question 48 of 55

It seem like the sun never shines on Saturday. HESI A2 2026. Vocabulary

• A seem
• B shines
• C It HESI A2 2026. Vocabulary
• D never

Question 49 of 55

After the policeman had ran for several miles, he finally caught up with the man who had stolen the purse.

• A several miles
• B had ran
• C up with
• D who

Question 50 of 55

The car that he had seen at the Ford dealer was the one that he final decided to buy.

• A to buy
• B final
• C had seen
• D was

Question 51 of 55

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

• A The IRS has a from for everything!
• B The patient was required to complete the Admission Form.
• C The patient was transferred form ICU to a medical ward.
• D Do you want to travel form Hawaii on a boat or plane?

Question 52 of 55

The dog began to scratch _ behind the ear.

• A themself
• B their
• C itself
• D it

Question 53 of 55

If they _ that the weather was going to be so bad, they wouldn’t have gone to the beach.

• A had known
• B knew
• C known
• D were knowing

Question 54 of 55

The student _ for the final exam.

• A was studying
• B would have study
• C studied hardly
• D didn’t studied

Question 55 of 55

When you add sugar to it, your cup of coffee becomes not only sweet, also fattening.

• A to
• B becomes
• C also
• D cup of