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 |
|---|---|
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
| veracious | truthful |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| infantile | of or relating to infants or infancy |
| resplendent | shining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor |