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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manipulateto treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner
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mockto treat with contempt or ridicule : deride
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