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
carousala wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse
warrena place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant)
effectuateto cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect
wistfulfull of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy
broilto cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill
ruminantan animal that chews the cud
schismdivision
tracta system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function
irreparablenot reparable : irremediable
compassionsympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it