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 |
|---|---|
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| apprehend | arrest |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| domicile | a dwelling place : place of residence : home |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| license | permission to act |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |