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 |
|---|---|
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| thespian | actor |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| dummy | a person who is incapable of speaking |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |