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 |
|---|---|
| cogitate | to ponder or meditate on usually intently |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| charm | the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| colloquy | conversation |