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
integrateto form, coordinate, or blend into a functioning or unified whole : unite
cresta showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration
floutto treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn
devolveto pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
chasma deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge
vicissitudethe quality or state of being changeable : mutability
deb\^aclesudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster
tardymoving slowly : sluggish
germanebeing at once relevant and appropriate : fitting