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 |
|---|---|
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| craft | skill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity |
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
| arboreal | of, relating to, or resembling a tree |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |