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 |
|---|---|
| leave-taking | departure |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| raspy | harsh |
| gastronomy | the art or science of good eating |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| judicious | having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment |