GRE Word List
DISCRETION
individual choice or judgment
The meaning of the word discretion is individual choice or judgment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| bedraggle | to wet thoroughly |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |