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 |
|---|---|
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| skiff | any of various small boats |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| reconcile | to restore to friendship or harmony |
| vixen | a female fox |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |