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 |
|---|---|
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| potent | having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |