Vocab Tadka : Discreet vs Discrete (Confusing Words)
Lets discuss the the difference between confusing words Discreet & Discrete.
DISCREET
| 1 | (a) | marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint Type: ‘adj.all’ |
| 2 | (s) | unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic Type: ‘adj.all’ Synonym: discerning, |
| 3 | (s) | heedful of potential consequences Type: ‘adj.all’ Synonym: circumspect, |
Sentence Usage :
- Arthur’s much more discreet now.
- By threatening me, by condemning me, and finally, by seeking a discreet audience with me.
- We may need to make a couple of less-than-discreet strikes at Czerno’s strongholds to push him back and give us some time.
How to Remember : discreet-> diSECRET. “You must be discreet about our SECRET.”
DISCRETE
| 1 | (s) | constituting a separate entity or part Type: ‘adj.all’ Synonym: distinct, |
Sentence Usage :
- It would seem that “the general theory of discrete and continuous quantity” is the exact description of the topics of these sciences.
- Kinetics of a system of discrete particles.
- It has been usual to define mathematics as “the science of discrete and continuous magnitude.”
How to Remember : Discrete -> Dis-crate -> this crate (used to keep cold drink bottles ) that keeps the bottles separate n unconnected… so that they don break
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Great way of learning words.. That too at the starting of preparation of exams which will be coming up in 2015….
I didn’t understood what “discreet” means actually….
Great… Keep posting such confusing words