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 |
|---|---|
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| eventual | contingent |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| flux | a flowing of fluid from the body: such as |
| subjugate | to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer |