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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WordMeaning
triflesomething of little value, substance, or importance
unscathedwholly unharmed : not injured
qualifiedfitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent
defalcatededuct
expositoryof, relating to, or containing exposition
purportedreputed
scavengeto remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area
luminarya person of prominence or brilliant achievement
meandera winding path or course
incidentan occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening