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 |
|---|---|
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| ichthyology | a branch of zoology that deals with fishes |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| polity | political organization |
| passe | past one's prime |