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 |
|---|---|
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| gingerly | very cautious or careful |
| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |
| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| compelling | that compels: such as |