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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|---|---|
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| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
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| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
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