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

WordMeaning
miniona servile dependent, follower, or underling
impiousnot pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent
murkycharacterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke
dowrythe money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage
herbivorousfeeding on plants
talonthe claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey
obeisancea movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow
debarto bar from having or doing something : preclude
exertionthe act or an instance of exerting
hermitagethe habitation of a hermit