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 |
|---|---|
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| sartorial | of or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes |