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 |
|---|---|
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| limp | to walk lamely |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| palatial | of, relating to, or being a palace |
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |