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 |
|---|---|
| remunerative | serving to remunerate |
| nauseous | causing nausea or disgust : nauseating |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| lampoon | satire |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
| collusion | secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose |
| conglomeration | the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |