GRE Word List
DISCRETION
individual choice or judgment
The meaning of the word discretion is individual choice or judgment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |