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 |
|---|---|
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| matriculate | to enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university |
| figurine | a small carved or molded figure : statuette |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| manifold | marked by diversity or variety |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| maroon | a dark red |