HESI A2 VOCABULARY

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disdain - ANS>>noun. the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect; contempt. "Her upper lip curled in disdain" verb. consider to be unworthy of one's consider... ation. "gamblers disdain four-horse races" enervating - ANS>>adj. causing one to feel drained or energy or vitality; causing debilitation or weakness "the enervating humidity of the coast" ephemeral - ANS>>adj. lasting only for a short period of time noun. ephemeral plant "fashions are ephemeral" extenuating - ANS>>adj. serving to lessen the seriousness of an offense (of a factor or situation) "there were extenuating circumstances that caused me to say the things I did" verb. 1. to cause an offense to seem less serious. "I cannot extenuate you because you lied to me" 2. to make (someone) thin. "his whole frame was extenuated by hunger and fatigue" fortitude - ANS>>n. courage in pain or adversity "she endured her illness with great fortitude" fortuitous - ANS>>adj. happening by accident or chance; fortunate "the similarity between the paintings may not be simply fortuitous" hyperbole - ANS>>noun. exaggerating; making something more than it is "he vowed revenge with oaths and hyperboles" impetuous - ANS>>adj. acting or done quickly and without thought or care ; moving forcefully or rapidly "Don't be too impetuous when answering multiple choice questions" imminent - ANS>>adj. very likely to happen "they were in imminent danger of being swept away" innocuous - ANS>>adj. not harmful or offensive; harmless "it was an innocuous question" languid - ANS>>adj. 1. displaying or having disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed. "they turned with languid movement from back to front so as to tan evenly" 2. weak or faint from illness or fatigue "she was pale and languid from delivering a child" precocious - ANS>>adj. showing advanced development or maturity at an early age "their kids have a precocious talent for the violin [Show More]

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