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 |
|---|---|
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| magistrate | an official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as |
| altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| tablet | a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |