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
indisputablenot disputable : unquestionable
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
championshipdesignation as champion
herda typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control
precipitousprecipitate
brawnthe flesh of a boar
primto give a prim or demure expression to
pretendto give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing
intermediarymediator
mishapan unfortunate accident