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 |
|---|---|
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| concatenate | linked together |
| abusive | using harsh, insulting language |
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |