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Prudent

/prˈudənt/
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(adj) Sagacious in adapting means to ends; circumspect in action, or in determining any line of conduct.

A miser hoards money not because he is prudent but because he is greedy.
Indeed he is young, but he is prudent.
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It would be ____ to consult a lawyer before signing any agreement of this complexity.

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