Hot SAT Words Lessons 21-30. LESSON # 22 EASY DOES IT! Words Relating to Being CAREFUL.
Transcript of Hot SAT Words Lessons 21-30. LESSON # 22 EASY DOES IT! Words Relating to Being CAREFUL.
Hot SAT Words
Lessons
21-30
LESSON # 22
EASY DOES IT!
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!