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 |
|---|---|
| conglomeration | the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated |
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| emanate | to come out from a source |
| thrive | to grow vigorously : flourish |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |