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
covenanta usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact
secularof or relating to the worldly or temporal
tarnishto dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil
glowto shine with or as if with an intense heat
cogentappealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing
surmountto prevail over : overcome
hybridan offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera
mettlevigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament
dinghya small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it