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 |
|---|---|
| gustatory | relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste |
| melee | a confused struggle |
| appease | pacify |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |