GRE Word List
CONTINENCE
the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily
The meaning of the word continence is the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| vicar | an ecclesiastical agent: such as |
| kudos | praise given for achievement |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |