Stuart's Daily Word Spot: Discreet or discrete?

Discreet or discrete:  Discreet meansjudicious, prudent, polite, civil, courteous. Discrete meansseparate, individually distinct. So:
'Jason was always discreet when anyone referred to hissister's unfortunate propensity to dispense with her bikini at the drop of ahat; smiling and suggesting that she was merely trying to make her tan devoidof unsightly white lines and patches.'
'Jenny divided the spoils of the morning's bring and buysale into discrete portions, nominating each for the individual charitiesrepresented.'