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 |
|---|---|
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| euphony | pleasing or sweet sound |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| spate | freshet |
| lampoon | satire |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |