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 |
|---|---|
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| rumble | to make a low heavy rolling sound |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| paltry | inferior |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| juncture | a point of time |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |