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 |
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| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| 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 |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |
| mausoleum | a large tomb |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| hindmost | farthest to the rear : last |