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 |
|---|---|
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| cascade | a steep usually small fall of water |
| champion | a winner of first prize or first place in competition |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| clip | encompass |