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 |
|---|---|
| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| environ | encircle |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| spare | not being used |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |