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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| anguish | extreme pain, distress, or anxiety |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| labyrinth | a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| finery | ornament |
| omnipotent | almighty |
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