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 |
|---|---|
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| doddering | feeble |
| euphoria | a feeling of well-being or elation |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |