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 |
|---|---|
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
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| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |