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LESSON # 22

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Words Relating to Being CAREFUL

CHARYAdj.

cautious; wary

CHARYBe CHARY about what you say

about others. You don’t know who may be listening.

CHARY of burglars, we set our security alarm whenever we go out.

CIRCUMSPECT

Adj. careful and cautious before acting

CIRCUMSPECTMyra is too personally involved

in the case to be CIRCUMSPECT about it.

Be CIRCUMSPECT when choosing a college. Don’t get carried away by your emotions.

CONSCIENTIOUSAdj. relating to doing what

one knows is right; scrupulous

CONSCIENTIOUSMarta was promoted twice for her

CONSCIENTIOUS performance on the job.

Tino pumps iron CONSCIENTIOUSLY, at least three times a day for half an hour.

CONSCIENTIOUS

EXACTING

Adj. requiring a great deal of care or effort; painstaking

EXACTINGThe lacrosse coach’s standards

were so EXACTING that it was hard to achieve them.

Building a stereo from a kit is EXACTING work. If you are careless, it won’t work.

GINGERLYAdj. very carefully

GINGERLYBecause Sue GINGERLY placed

the sleeping baby in his crib, the infant didn’t wake up.

Build a house of cards GINGERLY. One false move and it falls.

GINGERLY

GINGERLY

HEEDFULAdj. Paying careful attention to

HEEDFULBe HEEDFUL of your counselor’s

advice.If the novice skier had HEEDED

the signs, he wouldn’t have found himself on the expert slope.

METICULOUS

Adj. very careful; fussy, finicky

METICULOUSA METICULOUS carpenter, Emil

makes perfect joints and dovetails.Her makeup is METICULOUSLY

applied.

SCRUPULOUSAdj. showing great care and honesty, based on personal belief of what is right and proper

SCRUPULOUSFollow the rules of the contest

SCRUPULOUSLY, or you may be disqualified.

Jade is SCRUPULOUS about doing her own work. She won’t even let a classmate proofread her papers.

UNSCRUPULOUS

VIGILANTAdj. carefully alert

and watchful

VIGILANTWhen switching lanes, look out

for other cars. VIGILANCE is the price of safety.

Mrs. Trueport VIGILANTLY watched the tots playing in her backyard.

WARY

Adj. cautious,

careful

WARYIf the ship’s captain had been

more WARY of storms, he never would have put to sea that day.

WARY

Be WARY of offers that sound too good to be true; they may contain hidden traps.

Be WARY of signs like this!

And these!