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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|---|---|
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| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| succor | relief |
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| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| saccharine | of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar |