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 |
|---|---|
| antipathy | a strong feeling of dislike |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| jibe | to be in accord : agree |
| whimsy | whim |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
| prophetic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |