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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| blush | outward appearance : view |
| implement | a device used in the performance of a task : tool |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| unison | identity in musical pitch |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| meteoric | of or relating to a meteor |
| passe | past one's prime |
| clique | a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons |