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 |
|---|---|
| legend | a story coming down from the past |
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| attire | to put garments on : dress |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| deserts | arid land with usually sparse vegetation |
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| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |