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 |
|---|---|
| indisputable | not disputable : unquestionable |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| championship | designation as champion |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| brawn | the flesh of a boar |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |
| intermediary | mediator |
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |