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 |
|---|---|
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| accoutre | to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit |