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 |
|---|---|
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |
| monochromatic | having or consisting of one color or hue |
| bedraggle | to wet thoroughly |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| foppish | foolish |
| potpourri | a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |