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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
| afterlife | an existence after death |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |
| repository | a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository |
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| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
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