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
conglomeratemade up of parts from various sources or of various kinds
self-indulgenceexcessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims
meleea confused struggle
fabricateinvent
braidto make from braids
haphappening
gourmandone who is excessively fond of eating and drinking
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
denotationan act or process of denoting
dissuadeto advise (a person) against something