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 |
|---|---|
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| converse | to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk |
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| resurge | to undergo a resurgence |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| encompass | include |
| mischance | bad luck |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |