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 |
|---|---|
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| scotch | scottish |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| bauble | trinket |
| smart | having or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent |