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
primaryfirst in order of time or development : primitive
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banallacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite
derelictabandoned especially by the owner or occupant
privationan act or instance of depriving : deprivation
rendto remove from place by violence : wrest
gerontocracyrule by elders
categoricalabsolute
tossto throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk
ransackto look through thoroughly in often a rough way