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 |
|---|---|
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| exclaim | to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |