GRE Word List
DISCRETION
individual choice or judgment
The meaning of the word discretion is individual choice or judgment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |