SAT vocabulary

Circumspect

Wary and unwilling to take risks; heedful of potential consequences.

Example

"The diplomat was circumspect in his statements, choosing his words carefully to avoid offending either party."

From Latin 'circumspicere' meaning 'to look around', from 'circum-' (around) + 'specere' (to look).

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