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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|---|---|
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| oversee | survey |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |