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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feintsomething feigned
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aviarya place for keeping birds confined
havocwide and general destruction : devastation
succorrelief
moltenfused or liquefied by heat : melted
artificeclever or artful skill : ingenuity
saccharineof, relating to, or resembling that of sugar