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 |
|---|---|
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |
| indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |