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 |
|---|---|
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| fusillade | a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| accessible | capable of being reached |
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
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| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |