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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WordMeaning
hedonista person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism
analgesiainsensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
severitythe quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh
imminentready to take place : happening soon
fanciedimagined or believed to be true or real
accommodateto provide with something desired, needed, or suited
flippantlacking proper respect or seriousness
yeomanan attendant or officer in a royal or noble household
ramifyto split up into branches or constituent parts
homeostasisa relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group