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 |
|---|---|
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| manifesto | a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer |
| brink | edge |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |