The one you're looking for is probably discreet, meaning prudent, careful, quiet, judicious in action or presentation, unobtrusive.
Jeeves coughed discreetly. [A quiet cough, just enough to draw attention, not enough to embarrass anyone].
Discrete means distinct, separate, detached, made up of different parts.
Even though the USA and the UK are allies, they have discrete (different, not the same) global interests.
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