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 |
|---|---|
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| satiate | filled to satiety |
| vogue | popular acceptation or favor : popularity |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |
| profound | having intellectual depth and insight |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| devious | wandering |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |