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
pertinenthaving a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand
legenda story coming down from the past
haphazardmarked by lack of plan, order, or direction
obscuredark
insouciantlighthearted unconcern : nonchalance
caricatureexaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics
expositoryof, relating to, or containing exposition
bateto reduce the force or intensity of : restrain
primto give a prim or demure expression to
imperialof, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor