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 |
|---|---|
| definitive | serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |
| volition | the power of choosing or determining : will |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| reminiscent | of the character of or relating to reminiscence |
| unfetter | to free from fetters |
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |