Question

Which sentence uses the word discretion correctly?

a. my boss said the raise was a discretion for my hard work
b. the movie theater was not in a very good discretion in town
c. bob used discretion when speaking to the movie star eating in the diner
d. that man is unittractive so he has no discretion

Answer 1

b. bob used discretion when speaking to the movie star eating in the diner

Answer 2

ANSWER:

C. Bob used discretion when speaking to the movie star eating in the diner.

Discretion means to behave or speak in a manner which intentioanlly avoids causing offence or revealing confidential information to another person. As Option C is the only option which uses the word discretion in the correct context with consideration of it's definition, it must be the correct answer.

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