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 |
|---|---|
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| fray | a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute |
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| aptitude | inclination |