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 |
|---|---|
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| funereal | of or relating to a funeral |
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| conspire | plot |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |