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 |
|---|---|
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
| impenitent | not penitent |