GRE Word List
DISCRETION
individual choice or judgment
The meaning of the word discretion is individual choice or judgment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |