GRE Word List

DISCRETION

individual choice or judgment

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

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WordMeaning
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
maimto mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously
intolerantunable or unwilling to endure
enterprisingmarked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act
prodto thrust a pointed instrument into : prick
kudospraise given for achievement
conglomeratemade up of parts from various sources or of various kinds
latchto lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms
iotaan infinitesimal amount : jot
dynamogenerator