GRE Word List

DISCRETION

individual choice or judgment

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

Random words

WordMeaning
momentoushaving great or lasting importance : consequential
defaultfailure to do something required by duty or law : neglect
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
nipto catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch
rebuttalthe act of rebutting especially in a legal suit
skinflinta person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser
talonthe claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey
reprehensibleworthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable
quagmiresoft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot
nebulousof, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular