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 |
|---|---|
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |
| sage | one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| repercussion | reflection |
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |