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 |
|---|---|
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| domicile | a dwelling place : place of residence : home |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| mercurial | of, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |