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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| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
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| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
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