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 |
|---|---|
| tablet | a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription |
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| polarize | to cause to vibrate in a definite pattern |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |