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 |
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| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| cryptic | secret |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |
| autocratic | of, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |