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 |
|---|---|
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |