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
elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
reproachan expression of rebuke or disapproval
disapprobationthe act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation
unravelto disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle
veracityconformity with truth or fact : accuracy
expropriateto deprive of possession or proprietary rights
replicaan exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist
habituateto make used to something : accustom
exacerbateto make more violent, bitter, or severe
scalean instrument or machine for weighing