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 |
|---|---|
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| germ | a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| certitude | the state of being or feeling certain |