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 |
|---|---|
| convivial | relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company |
| occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| articulate | expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively |
| giddy | dizzy |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| conjugal | of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial |
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
| funereal | of or relating to a funeral |