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
comeuppancea deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts
incontinentnot continent: such as
apprehensiveviewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future
irrelevantnot relevant : inapplicable
illicitnot permitted : unlawful
lethalof, relating to, or causing death
rivuleta small stream
cantankerousdifficult or irritating to deal with
galleona heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish
cholericeasily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered