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 |
|---|---|
| integrity | firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| caption | the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |