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 |
|---|---|
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| provision | the act or process of providing |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| harbor | a place of security and comfort : refuge |
| salubrious | favorable to or promoting health or well-being |
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |