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Discretion :: Discretion (n.) Freedom to act according to one's own judgment; unrestrained exercise of choice or will.

Discretion :: Discretion (n.) The quality of being discreet; wise conduct and management; cautious discernment, especially as to matters of propriety and self-control; prudence; circumspection; wariness..

Will :: Will (v.) The choice or determination of one who has authority; a decree; a command; discretionary pleasure.

Surprise :: Surprise (n.) To lead (one) to do suddenly and without forethought; to bring (one) into some unexpected state; -- with into; as, to be surprised into an indiscretion; to be surprised into generosity..

Sovereign :: Sovereign (a.) Independent of, and unlimited by, any other; possessing, or entitled to, original authority or jurisdiction; as, a sovereign state; a sovereign discretion..

Prudence :: Prudence (n.) The quality or state of being prudent; wisdom in the way of caution and provision; discretion; carefulness; hence, also, economy; frugality..

Amerce :: Amerce (v. t.) To punish by a pecuniary penalty, the amount of which is not fixed by law, but left to the discretion of the court; as, the amerced the criminal in the sum on the hundred dollars..

Discretionally :: Discretionally (adv.) Alt. of Discretionaril.

Queen :: Queen (v. i.) To make a queen (or other piece, at the player's discretion) of by moving it to the eighth row; as, to queen a pawn..

Injudiciousness :: Injudiciousness (n.) The quality of being injudicious; want of sound judgment; indiscretion.

Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) Fig.: The head; the skull; also, brains; sense; discretion..

Under-age :: Under-age (a.) Not having arrived at adult age, or at years of discretion; hence, raw; green; immature; boyish; childish..

Indiscretion :: Indiscretion (n.) The quality or state of being indiscreet; want of discretion; imprudence.

Blab :: Blab (v. i.) To talk thoughtlessly or without discretion; to tattle; to tell tales.

Foolish :: Foolish (a.) Marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment or discretion; silly; unwise..

Imprudence :: Imprudence (n.) The quality or state of being imprudent; want to caution, circumspection, or a due regard to consequences; indiscretion; inconsideration; reshness; also, an imprudent act; as, he was guilty of an imprudence..

Sadness :: Sadness (n.) Seriousness; gravity; discretion.

Age :: Age (n.) The time of life at which some particular power or capacity is understood to become vested; as, the age of consent; the age of discretion..

Discretionary :: Discretionary () Left to discretion; unrestrained except by discretion or judgment; as, an ambassador with discretionary powers..

Suicide :: Suicide (adv.) The act of taking one's own life voluntary and intentionally; self-murder; specifically (Law), the felonious killing of one's self; the deliberate and intentional destruction of one's own life by a person of years of discretion and of sound mind..

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