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
verisimilitudethe quality or state of being verisimilar
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repealto rescind or annul by authoritative act
whima capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy
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absolveto set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt
hubrisexaggerated pride or self-confidence
amphibianan amphibious organism
preyan animal taken by a predator as food