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 |
|---|---|
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
| denizen | inhabitant |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
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