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 |
|---|---|
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| bluff | having a broad flattened front |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| exhume | disinter |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |