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 |
|---|---|
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |