GRE Word List
DISCRETION
individual choice or judgment
The meaning of the word discretion is individual choice or judgment.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
---|---|
betray | to lead astray |
jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
stentorian | extremely loud |
maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |