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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WordMeaning
combustiblecapable of combustion
decrepitudethe quality or state of being decrepit
determinationa judicial decision settling and ending a controversy
dys-abnormal
deliberateto think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
internecineof, relating to, or involving conflict within a group
evanescenttending to vanish like vapor
recreantcrying for mercy : cowardly
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