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 |
|---|---|
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| broil | to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| schism | division |
| tract | a system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |