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 |
|---|---|
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| gibe | to utter taunting words |
| retiring | reserved |
| mobile | capable of moving or being moved : movable |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |