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.

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retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past
discerningshowing insight and understanding : discriminating
ulteriorgoing beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper
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macabrehaving death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death
reposea state of resting after exertion or strain
abscondto depart secretly and hide oneself
fraya usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute
enclavea distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory
preyan animal taken by a predator as food