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
partialof or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total
incriminateto charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault
annihilateto cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains
denominationan act of denominating
killjoyone who spoils the pleasure of others
zealota zealous person
barristera counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor
maimto mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously
recantto withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
indecisivemarked by or prone to indecision : irresolute