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
lotterya drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance
perpetuateto make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely
methodicalarranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order
retardto delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment
bestowto put to use : apply
infiltrateto enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes
acmethe highest point or stage
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
torsothe human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk
cantthe expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments