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 |
|---|---|
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| propound | to offer for discussion or consideration |
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |