GRE Word List

DISCRETION

individual choice or judgment

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

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WordMeaning
deflectto turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction
conglomerationthe act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated
militiaa part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency
remediablecapable of being remedied
dallyto act playfully
xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
beneficentdoing or producing good
sparenot being used
polaritythe quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles
arbitrateto act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both