GRE Word List
DISCRETION
individual choice or judgment
The meaning of the word discretion is individual choice or judgment.
Random words
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executive | of or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs |
cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
guileless | innocent |
rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
cataract | a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light |
miscreant | unbelieving |
plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |
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anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |