| word | circumspect |
|---|---|
| definition | Careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences; cautious. |
| eg_sentence | Her answer was careful and circumspect, and I couldn't help thinking she knew a lot more than she was telling. |
| explanation | Since spect- comes from the Latin word for “look,” circumspect basically means “looking around” yourself before you act. Being a doctor has traditionally called for a circumspect personality, which gives their patients confidence in them. Scholars are known for their circumspection, since there's nothing worse for scholars' reputations than mistakes in the books or articles they've written. Bankers once had a reputation for great circumspection, but the financial disaster of 2008 earned some bankers a very different kind of reputation |
| IPA | ˈsərkəmˌspɛkt |
Tags: mwvb::unit:29, mwvb::unit:29:word, mwvb::word, mwvb::word-cloze, mwvb::word-reverse, obsidian_to_anki
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