GRE Word List

DISCRETION

individual choice or judgment

The meaning of the word discretion is individual choice or judgment.

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phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
sycophanta servile self-seeking flatterer
rifeprevalent especially to an increasing degree
cozento deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery
aloofremoved or distant either physically or emotionally
suffragistone who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women
precariousdependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments
throbto pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity
noxiousphysically harmful or destructive to living beings
supersedeto cause to be set aside