GRE Word List
CIRCUMSPECT
careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent
The meaning of the word circumspect is careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| allude | to make indirect reference |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |