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 |
|---|---|
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| collage | an artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface |
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| warranted | sanction |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| dowse | to plunge into water |