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 |
|---|---|
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| condole | grieve |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| purse | a small bag for money |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| dolt | a stupid person |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |