GRE Word List
DISCRETION
individual choice or judgment
The meaning of the word discretion is individual choice or judgment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| ravenous | rapacious |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| astronomical | of or relating to astronomy |
| chant | to make melodic sounds with the voice |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |