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 |
|---|---|
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| verbalize | to express something in words |
| anonymity | the quality or state of being anonymous |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |