SAT vocabulary
Continence
The practice of restraining oneself from indulging in passions, desires, or physical appetites
Example
"Her impressive continence during the heated debate prevented the committee meeting from descending into personal insults."
Etymology
From Latin continentia ('a holding back, restraint'), from continere ('to hold together, contain').
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