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 |
|---|---|
| definitive | serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| acknowledge | to recognize the rights, authority, or status of |
| daub | to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster |
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |