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 |
|---|---|
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| oatmeal | meal made from oats |
| trample | tramp |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| eclectic | composed of elements drawn from various sources |
| conspiracy | the act of conspiring together |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| dominant | commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others |