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

WordMeaning
contemptthe act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain
bodeto indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage
pristinebelonging to the earliest period or state : original
victualsfood usable by people
desultorymarked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose
vetoan authoritative prohibition : interdiction
amissin a mistaken way : wrongly
incorrigibleincapable of being corrected or amended: such as
bestialof or relating to beasts
alimentaryof or relating to nourishment or nutrition