This flashcard defines "circumspect" as being careful and prudent, considering all circumstances and consequences.
Careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences; prudent.
| Front | circumspect \SER-kum-spekt\ |
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| Back | adjective Careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences: prudent. [Middle English, from Latin circumspectus, past participle of circumspicere, to take heed : circum-, + specere, to look.] "A man's worth can be assessed in several ways, but for a truly candid appraisal, check with his creditors. At the usually circumspect World Bank, inquiries about Indian politician N.Chandrababu Naidu are likely to produce a string of superlatives." - Maseeh Rahman, Asia: Beating Bangalore, Time International, 24 Aug 1998. |
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