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 |
|---|---|
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| rent | property (such as a house) rented or for rent |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |