GRE Word List

CONTUSION

injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise

The meaning of the word contusion is injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise.

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rigiddeficient in or devoid of flexibility
illusiona misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion
supernumeraryexceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number
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pulsateto throb or move rhythmically : vibrate
hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
vernacularusing a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language
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judicioushaving, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment
provenderdry food for domestic animals : feed