GRE Word List
CONTINENCE
self-restraint; sexual chastity; sexual abstinence; voluntary control over bladder and bowel functions; ADJ. continent
The meaning of the word continence is self-restraint; sexual chastity; sexual abstinence; voluntary control over bladder and bowel functions; ADJ. continent.
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