GRE Word List
DISCRETION
individual choice or judgment
The meaning of the word discretion is individual choice or judgment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |