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 |
|---|---|
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
| steep | lofty |
| provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| exhume | disinter |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |