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 |
|---|---|
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| alcove | a small recessed section of a room : nook |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| harass | exhaust |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| limp | to walk lamely |
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |