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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| troth | loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |