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 |
|---|---|
| disquietude | anxiety |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| litigation | the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |