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.
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|---|---|
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
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| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
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| remunerative | serving to remunerate |
| indicative | serving to indicate |