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 |
|---|---|
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| denomination | an act of denominating |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| zealot | a zealous person |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| indecisive | marked by or prone to indecision : irresolute |