Select the best word for the blank in the following sentence.
The nurse made sure that the tape was _________ to the patient’s skin, keeping the bandage intact.

Adhere means to stick together. In this example, the tape needs to be stuck to the patient’s skin to keep the bandage secured.
The boy had a patch of his favorite band’s logo adhered to his backpack.
Suppress means to stop or subdue.
The mother closed her eyes and counted to ten to suppress her urge to yell at her misbehaving children.
Superficial means on the surface. Although the tape is on the surface of the patient’s skin, adhere is still the best answer choice since we know we must “stick” the tape to the skin.
A superficial person is only concerned with how someone looks on the outside and not about that individual’s personality or character.
Initiated means started. The fire drill has initiated. Everyone, please begin to exit the building.