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Dictionary
1. (n.) Disjunction; separation.

2. (n.) The quality of being discreet; wise conduct and management; cautious discernment, especially as to matters of propriety and self-control; prudence; circumspection; wariness.

3. (n.) Discrimination.

4. (n.) Freedom to act according to one's own judgment; unrestrained exercise of choice or will.

Thesaurus
airtight secrecy aloofness alternate choice alternative animus anticipation appetence appetency appetite backwardness bashfulness blankness calculation canniness care careful consideration carefulness caution cautiousness chilliness choice circumspection circumspectness close secrecy closeness coldness command common sense conation conatus concealment consideration constraint contemplation cool judgment coolness crypticness decision deliberate stages deliberateness deliberation desire detachment determination diplomacy discernment discreetness discrimination disposition distance envisagement envisionment evasion evasiveness expressionlessness fancy farseeingness farsightedness forecast foreglance foregleam foreglimpse forehandedness foreseeing foresight foresightedness forethought free choice free decision free will frigidity frostiness full consent gingerliness good judgment good sense guardedness gumption hedge hedging heed heedfulness hesitation hiddenness hugger-mugger hugger-muggery iciness impassiveness impassivity impersonality inaccessibility inclination intention introversion judgement judgment judiciousness liking longsightedness looking ahead lust mind mindfulness moderation modesty noncontingent free will objective option optionality passion pawkiness pleasure policy polity possible choice precaution prediction preference preparation prepublication preview prevision prior consultation prospect prospection providence provision prudence prudentialism prudentialness readiness reflection reflectiveness regardfulness remoteness repression reserve reservedness resolution restraint reticence reticency retirement safeness safety first sagacity say say-so secrecy secretiveness secretness sense sexual desire slowness to act solicitude sound judgment soundness of judgment standoffishness subduedness subterfuge suppression tact tentativeness the dark thoroughness thoughtfulness unaffability unapproachability uncommunicativeness uncongeniality undemonstrativeness unexpansiveness unprecipitateness velleity volition weighing will will and pleasure will power wisdom wish withdrawal withdrawnness
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

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