GRE Word List

DISCRETION

individual choice or judgment

The meaning of the word discretion is individual choice or judgment.

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WordMeaning
pushyaggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward
submergeto put under water
welta strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together
flicka light sharp jerky stroke or movement
attenuateto lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken
sinecurean office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income
matineea musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon
prosperto succeed in an enterprise or activity
antiquatedoutmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted
museto become absorbed in thought