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 |
|---|---|
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| epaulet | something that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as |
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |