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 |
|---|---|
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
| application | an act of applying: |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |
| hap | happening |
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |