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 |
|---|---|
| motley | variegated in color |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| collected | gathered together |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| clown | farmer |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| affirmation | the act of affirming |