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 |
|---|---|
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| olfactory | of or relating to the sense of smell |
| savory | having savor: such as |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| figurine | a small carved or molded figure : statuette |