Essential Vocabulary for Nurses Preparing for the OET
Must-Know OET Vocabulary
Here are some essential words and their definitions that nurses studying for the OET should be familiar with:
- abolish: to officially put an end to
- abrupt: sudden or curt
- agitation: anxiety; the fast stirring of a liquid
- alteration: change from a previous norm
- ambiguous: open to more than one interpretation; unclear
- ambivalent: having mixed feelings
- arcane: difficult to understand
- aromatic: having a pleasant smell
- assumption: an idea accepted as fact without proof
- bias: inclination for or against a group of people or a particular outcome
- characterize: describe distinctive features; to be typical of
- consequently: as a result
- conserve: protect
- contentious: controversial