HESI A2 Vocab key terms

The way a verb phrase presents an event or state in relation to time, such as ongoing, completed or connected with the present.

A conventional combination of words whose natural use is learned in context, rather than created by substituting any dictionary synonym.

Language choices suited to the situation, audience, purpose and relationship, such as a formal request or an informal message to a friend.

A construction linking a condition with a result, whose forms help express real possibilities, imagined situations or unreal past events.

Creating a suitable grammatical word form, such as a noun or adjective, while preserving the meaning required by the complete sentence.

A conclusion reasonably supported by the given text, distinguished from a directly stated detail or an unrelated assumption based on outside knowledge.

The attitude conveyed by wording, structure and other textual choices, which should be explained with evidence rather than guessed from the topic alone.

The voice or figure presenting a narrative, which must be distinguished from the author and from every character's view within the story.

Explicit language links connecting parts of a text, such as reference, connectors, repetition and related vocabulary, distinct from overall logical development.

Language limiting or modifying a claim, such as may, some or inthese circumstances, which should not be removed when interpreting meaning.

Selecting and communicating relevant source meaning for a particular audience and purpose, with adaptation or explanation where needed while preserving essential qualifications.

The central position or claim developed in an argumentative text, which needs support and must remain relevant to the actual task.

A meaningful opposing consideration that an argument addresses with reasons and evidence, rather than a deliberately weak distraction inserted for appearance.

The extent to which a response supplies the relevant requested content for its intended reader, rather than merely using fluent language.

Reconsidering a draft's meaning, organization, register and language so the final text fulfils its purpose more accurately and clearly.

Expressing the same relevant meaning through different wording, which helps identify agreement between a message anda question or response.

A request or explanation that checks intended meaning when an expression has been misunderstood or the available information is insufficient.

The management of contributions in spoken interaction, including responding, allowing others to speak and helping a discussion develop coherently.

The extent to which speech can be understood in context, which does not require every proficient speaker to share one identical accent.

The agreed outcome after proposals, corrections or alternatives in a conversation, which may differ from the first possibility mentioned.

The position and experience shaping a representation, which should be identified through evidence without assuming it speaks for an entire culture.

An imagined social order characterized by oppressive or harmfulconditions, used in literature to explore social questions rather than predict every actual future.

The ability to evaluate a message's creators, purpose, audience, evidence and presentation instead of treating platform familiarity as proof of reliability.

Relevant historical, social and linguistic circumstances that help explain a text, without reducing individuals or communities to fixed stereotypes.

A contrastive sound unit in a particular language variety, identified through its role in distinguishing meaning rather than by spelling alone.

A realization of a phoneme in a sound system that need not produce a different lexical meaning in that context.

Reference pointing back to an earlier expression in the text, whose actual referent must be identified before applying the label.

The communicative act an utterance performs in context, such as requesting, promising or warning, distinguished from its grammatical sentence form.