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 |
|---|---|
| significant | having meaning |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| minuscule | very small |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |