HESI A2 Practice Test

Answer: Choice (B) is correct.

In the first half of the analogy, nascent means budding or burgeoning - new. These are synonyms, so look for the choice that contains synonyms. In choice (A), involute means complex, not simple, so eliminate that choice. In choice (C), prosaic means everyday or dull, the opposite of inspiring. In choice (D), saturnine means gloomy or dark, not optimistic, so eliminate that choice. The only choice that contains synonyms is (B). Someone who is lachrymose is tearful, so (B) is correct.