Word of the Day 11/19/16 Circumspect
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Circumspect (adjective)
circumspect [sur-kuh m-spekt]
adjective
1. watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent: circumspect behavior.
2. well-considered: circumspect ambition.
Synonyms
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1. careful, vigilant, guarded.
Antonyms
1. careless, indiscreet.
Origin: 1375-1425; late Middle English < Latin circumspectus (past participle of circumspicere to look around), equivalent to circum- circum- + spec(ere) to look + -tus past participle suffix
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circumspect [sur-kuh m-spekt]
adjective
1. watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent: circumspect behavior.
2. well-considered: circumspect ambition.
Synonyms
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1. careful, vigilant, guarded.
Antonyms
1. careless, indiscreet.
Origin: 1375-1425; late Middle English < Latin circumspectus (past participle of circumspicere to look around), equivalent to circum- circum- + spec(ere) to look + -tus past participle suffix
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.