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 |
|---|---|
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| notoriety | the quality or state of being notorious |
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| couple | two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired |
| centurion | an officer commanding a Roman century |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| dainty | something delicious to the taste |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |