GRE Word List
DISCRETION
individual choice or judgment
The meaning of the word discretion is individual choice or judgment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| tremor | a trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease |
| melee | a confused struggle |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| warrant | sanction |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |