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
intrudeto thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome
dowrythe money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage
supplecompliant often to the point of obsequiousness
reprisea musical repetition:
discreteconstituting a separate entity : individually distinct
overthrowoverturn
bohemiana native or inhabitant of Bohemia
exoticintroduced from another country : not native to the place where found
apologistsomeone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism
compulsionan act of compelling