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 |
|---|---|
| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |
| nuptial | of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| arboreal | of, relating to, or resembling a tree |
| religious | relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |