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 |
|---|---|
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| volition | the power of choosing or determining : will |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |