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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ascribeto refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing
permissivegranted on sufferance : tolerated
mortara sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle
suffuseto spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush
meteoricof or relating to a meteor
delineateto describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail
arablefit for or used for the growing of crops
gambolto skip about in play : frisk
wizenedto become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality
scholarlyof, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned