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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WordMeaning
inferto derive as a conclusion from facts or premises
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
gangrenelocal death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply
anthropoidany of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets)
purgeto clear of guilt
avertto turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance
infamoushaving a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil
emaciatedvery thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness
kernelthe inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut
sheatheto put into or furnish with a sheath