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 |
|---|---|
| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
| douse | to plunge into water |
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| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
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| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
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