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 |
|---|---|
| champion | a winner of first prize or first place in competition |
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| grudging | unwilling |
| pugilist | fighter |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| modish | fashionable |