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
buccaneerany of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies
hibernalof, relating to, or occurring in winter
distractto draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time
abutto border on : to touch along an edge
accessiblecapable of being reached
surmountto prevail over : overcome
paraphrasea restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form
retortto pay or hurl back : return
marredto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
loathunwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant