GRE Word List
DISCRETION
individual choice or judgment
The meaning of the word discretion is individual choice or judgment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| weary | exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| propound | to offer for discussion or consideration |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| subjective | of, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| maritime | of, relating to, or bordering on the sea |