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 |
|---|---|
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| connoisseur | expert |
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| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| medium | something in a middle position |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |