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 |
|---|---|
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| combustible | capable of combustion |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |