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 |
|---|---|
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| mischance | bad luck |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |