Definitionn. knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress
Last update: November 1, 2015
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This discreetness contributed not a little to his election to the papacy on the 24th of April 1585; but the story of his having feigned decrepitude in the Conclave, in order to win votes, is a pure invention. [Please select]
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An old man began haranguing the constantly growing crowd, made up largely of those whose curiosity surpassed discreetness. [Please select]
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The meeting took place in the drawing-room; the children with deep discreetness remained shut in the school-room till Gerald, going up to his room for a pencil, surprised Eliza with her ear glued to the drawing-room key-hole. [Please select]
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The Netherlands found a leader in William, Prince of Orange, later known as William the Silent, because of his customary discreetness. [Please select]
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