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 |
|---|---|
| felicity | the quality or state of being happy |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
| ebullient | boiling |
| eccentricity | the quality or state of being eccentric |
| elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| dys- | abnormal |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |