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 |
|---|---|
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| frigid | intensely cold |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| troth | loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity |
| retiring | reserved |
| knave | a tricky deceitful fellow |