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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| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
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| camaraderie | a spirit of friendly good-fellowship |
| environ | encircle |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| coalition | the act of coalescing : union |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| tint | a usually slight or pale coloration : hue |
| aversion | a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it |