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 |
|---|---|
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
| actuary | clerk |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| fancier | one that has a special liking or interest |