GRE Word List

DISCRETION

individual choice or judgment

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

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WordMeaning
resignationan act or instance of resigning something : surrender
enigmasomething hard to understand or explain
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profusionlavish expenditure : extravagance
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distortto twist (see twist
compellingthat compels: such as