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 |
|---|---|
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| stanza | a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| conclave | a private meeting or secret assembly |
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| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |