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 |
|---|---|
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
| constituent | a member of a constituency |
| indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |