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dis·creet

  [dih-skreet]  Show IPA
adjective
1.
judicious in one's conduct or speech, especially with regard to respecting privacy or maintainingsilence about something of a delicate nature; prudent; circumspect.
2.
showing prudence and circumspection; decorous: a discreet silence.
3.
modestly unobtrusive; unostentatious: a discreet, finely wrought gold necklace.
Origin: 
1325–75; Middle English discret  < Anglo-French, Old French  < Medieval Latin discrētus, Latin:  separated(past participle of discernere;  see discern), equivalent to dis- dis-1  + crē-  separate, distinguish (variantstem of cernere ) + -tus  past participle suffix

Related forms
dis·creet·ly, adverb
dis·creet·ness, noun
o·ver·dis·creet, adjective
o·ver·dis·creet·ly, adverb
o·ver·dis·creet·ness, noun

Can be confused: discreet, discrete.

Synonyms 
1. See careful.

Antonyms 
1. indiscreet.
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discreet  (dɪˈskriːt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
— adj
1.careful to avoid social embarrassment or distress, esp by keeping confidences secret; tactful
2.unobtrusive
 
[C14: from Old French discret,  from Medieval Latin discrētus,  from Latin discernere  to discern ]
 
 
dis'creetly
 
— adv
 
dis'creetness
 
— n
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discreet 
mid-14c., from O.Fr. discret, from L. discretus "separated, distinct," in M.L. "discerning, careful," from pp.of discernere "distinguish" (see discern). Spellings discrete and nativized discreet co-existed until afterc.1600, when discreet became the common word for "careful,
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dis·crete

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adjective
1.
apart or detached from others; separate; distinct: six discrete parts.
2.
consisting of or characterized by distinct or individual parts; discontinuous.
3.
Mathematics .
a.
(of a topology or topological space) having the property that every subset is an open set.
b.
defined only for an isolated set of points: a discrete variable.
c.
using only arithmetic and algebra; not involving calculus: discrete methods.
Origin: 
1350–1400; Middle English  < Latin discrētus  separated; see discreet

Related forms
dis·crete·ly, adverb
dis·crete·ness, noun

Can be confused: discreet, discrete.

Synonyms 
1. different, individual, unconnected.
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discrete  (dɪsˈkriːt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
— adj
1.separate or distinct in form or concept
2.consisting of distinct or separate parts
3.statistics
 a. (of a variable) having consecutive values that are not infinitesimally close, so that its analysisrequires summation rather than integration
 b. Compare continuous (of a distribution) relating to a discrete variable
 
[C14: from Latin discrētus  separated, set apart; see discreet ]
 
 
dis'cretely
 
— adv
 
dis'creteness
 
— n
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discrete 
late 14c., see discreet. Related: Discretely.
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tac·it

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adjective
1.
understood without being openly expressed; implied: tacit approval.
2.
silent; saying nothing: a tacit partner.
3.
unvoiced or unspoken: a tacit prayer.
Origin: 
1595–1605;  < Latin tacitus  silent, past participle of tacēre  to be silent (cognate with Gothic thahan;  akin toOld Norse thegja )

Related forms
tac·it·ly, adverb
tac·it·ness, noun

Synonyms 
1. unexpressed, unspoken, unsaid, implicit.

Antonyms 
1. expressed.
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tacit  (ˈtæsɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
— adj
1.implied or inferred without direct expression; understood: a tacit agreement
2.created or having effect by operation of law, rather than by being directly expressed
 
[C17: from Latin tacitus,  past participle of tacēre  to be silent]
 
'tacitly
 
— adv
 
'tacitness
 
— n
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tacit 
1604, from Fr. tacite, from L. tacitus "that is passed over in silence, done without words, assumed,silent," prop. pp. of tacere "to be silent," from PIE base *tak- "to be silent" (cf. Goth. þahan, O.N. þegja"to be silent," O.N. þagna "to grow dumb," O.S. thagian, O.H.G. dagen "to
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hu·bris

 noun \ˈhyü-brəs\

Definition of HUBRIS

: exaggerated pride or self-confidence
— hu·bris·tic  adjective
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Examples of HUBRIS

  1. His failure was brought on by his hubris.
  2. When conceived it was a project of almost unimaginable boldness and foolhardiness, requiring great bravura, risking great hubris. —Simon Winchester, The Professor and the Madman, 1998
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Origin of HUBRIS

Greek hybris
First Known Use: 1884

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de·volve

 verb \di-ˈvälv, -ˈvȯlv, dē-\
de·volvedde·volv·ing

Definition of DEVOLVE

transitive verb
: to pass on (as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another <devolving to western Europe full responsibility for its own defense — Christopher Lane>
intransitive verb
1
a : to pass by transmission or succession <the estatedevolved on a distant cousin>
b : to fall or be passed usually as a responsibility or obligation<the responsibility for breadwinning has devolved increasingly upon women — Barbara Ehrenreich>
2
: to come by or as if by flowing down <his allegedly subversive campaigns…devolve from his belief in basic American rights — Frank Deford>
3
: to degenerate through a gradual change or evolution<where order devolves into chaos — Johns Hopkins Magazine>
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Examples of DEVOLVE

  1. She cynically asserts that our species is devolving.
  2. Somehow the debate devolved into a petty competition to see who could get more applause.
  3. Community leaders hope that the new government willdevolve more power to the community itself.
  4. Responsibility has devolved to the individual teachers.

Origin of DEVOLVE

Middle English, from Latin devolvere, from de- + volvere to roll — more at voluble
First Known Use: 15th century

Related to DEVOLVE

Synonyms
atrophy, crumble, decay, decline, degenerate, descend,deteriorate, ebb, regress, retrograde, rot, sink, worsen
Antonyms
ameliorate, improve, meliorate

Rhymes with DEVOLVE

absolve, convolve, dissolve, evolve, involve, resolve, revolve

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