GRE Word List

PRUDENT

characterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as

The meaning of the word prudent is characterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as.

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WordMeaning
despota ruler with absolute power and authority
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
beseechto beg for urgently or anxiously
incarcerateto put in prison
proximitythe quality or state of being proximate : closeness
perjurythe voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing
aproposbeing both relevant and opportune
grimacea facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain
tarnishto dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil
universalincluding or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception