GRE Word List
DISCRETION
individual choice or judgment
The meaning of the word discretion is individual choice or judgment.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| scotch | scottish |
| unfetter | to free from fetters |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| definitive | serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |