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
impiousnot pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent
venerateto regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference
irreproachablenot reproachable : blameless
leniencythe quality or state of being lenient
dolta stupid person
veneera thin sheet of a material: such as
alludeto make indirect reference
respirationthe movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs
orientationthe act or process of orienting or of being oriented
glaringhaving a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger