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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |
| mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |
| anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |
| integrity | firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |