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 |
|---|---|
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| don | to put on (an article of clothing) |
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |