GRE Word List

DISCRETION

individual choice or judgment

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

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quenchput out
mannerismexaggerated or affected (see affected
embitterto excite bitter feelings in
puissanthaving puissance : powerful
valorstrength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery
clapperone that claps: such as
cantankerousdifficult or irritating to deal with
palatethe roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate
unguenta soothing or healing salve : ointment
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent