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 |
|---|---|
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |