GRE Word List
DISCRETION
individual choice or judgment
The meaning of the word discretion is individual choice or judgment.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
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| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| hover | to position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
| fiend | devil |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |