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
mergerthe absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment
confiscateappropriated by the government : forfeited
concordatcompact
leasha line for leading or restraining an animal
equanimityevenness of mind especially under stress
exegesisexposition
transgressionan act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as
unscathedwholly unharmed : not injured
residuesomething that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant
prevaricateto deviate from the truth : equivocate