n. 1 insolent language or treatment. 2 disgrace. [Latin: related to CONTUMACIOUS] contuse ikan’tju:z; v. (sing) bruise..: contusion n. [Latin tundo tus thump] conundrum ika’ruthdram( n. 1 riddle, esp. one with a pun in its answer. 2 hard question. [origin unknown]


