SAT vocabulary
Discreet
Careful and circumspect in one's speech or actions, especially in order to avoid causing offense or to gain an advantage.
Example
"He made some discreet inquiries about the job opening without alerting his current employer."
Etymology
From Old French discret, from Latin discretus 'separate, distinct'.
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