GRE Word List
DISCRETION
individual choice or judgment
The meaning of the word discretion is individual choice or judgment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| bifurcated | divided into two branches or parts |
| potent | having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |