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 |
|---|---|
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| saccharine | of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar |
| retrench | cut down |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| charisma | a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader) |
| pilfer | steal |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| pedestrian | commonplace |