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 |
|---|---|
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| wiggle | to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |