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 |
|---|---|
| melee | a confused struggle |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| redress | to set right : remedy |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |