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 |
|---|---|
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| paltry | inferior |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |