GRE Word List
DISCRETION
individual choice or judgment
The meaning of the word discretion is individual choice or judgment.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| vibrant | pulsating with life, vigor, or activity |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |
| physiognomy | the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |