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 |
|---|---|
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |