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 |
|---|---|
| nutritious | nourishing |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| functional | of, connected with, or being a function |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
| environ | encircle |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| industrious | constantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent |