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 |
|---|---|
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |