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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guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
collected | gathered together |
dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
anarchy | absence of government |