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 |
|---|---|
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
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| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| inequity | injustice |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |
| flashy | lacking in substance or flavor : insipid |
| consort | associate |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |