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 |
|---|---|
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| sentinel | sentry |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| viable | capable of living |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| plethora | an ample amount or number : abundance |