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 |
|---|---|
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| inkling | a slight knowledge or vague notion |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
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| stock | a store or supply accumulated or available |
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| luxuriate | to grow profusely : thrive |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |