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 |
|---|---|
| parquet | to furnish with a floor of parquet |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| nutritious | nourishing |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |