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 |
|---|---|
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| refrain | curb |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| engaging | tending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |