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 |
|---|---|
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| prosperity | the condition of being successful or thriving |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| verge | brink |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |