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Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; caution; watchfulness. With silent circumspection, unespied. Milton. Syn. -- Caution; prudence; watchfulness; deliberation; thoughtfulness; wariness; forecast.

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  • CAUTIONARY BLOCK
    A block in which two or more trains are permitted to travel, under restrictions imposed by a caution card or the like.
  • DISREGARDFULLY
    Negligently; heedlessly.
  • MISJUDGE
    To judge erroneously or unjustly; to err in judgment; to misconstrue.
  • DELIGHTING
    Giving delight; gladdening. -- De*light"ing*ly, adv. Jer. Taylor.
  • INVESTIGATION
    The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research; study; inquiry, esp. patient or thorough inquiry or examination; as, the investigations of the philosopher and the mathematician; the investigations of the judge,
  • TROUBLER
    One who troubles or disturbs; one who afflicts or molests; a disturber; as, a troubler of the peace. The rich troublers of the world's repose. Waller.
  • RECKON
    reckon, G. rechnen, OHG. rahnjan), and to E. reck, rake an implement; the original sense probably being, to bring together, count together. 1. To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to calculate. The priest shall reckon to him the
  • RECKONER
    One who reckons or computes; also, a book of calculation, tables, etc., to assist in reckoning. Reckoners without their host must reckon twice. Camden.
  • THRIFTINESS
    The quality or state of being thrifty; thrift.
  • DELIGHTLESS
    Void of delight. Thomson.
  • ACTIVITY
    The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force; as, an increasing variety of human activities. "The activity of toil." Palfrey. Syn. -- Liveliness; briskness; quickness.
  • COMPUTATION
    1. The act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning. By just computation of the time. Shak. By a computation backward from ourselves. Bacon. 2. The result of computation; the amount computed. Syn. -- Reckoning; calculation; estimate;
  • DISLIKE
    1. To regard with dislike or aversion; to disapprove; to disrelish. Every nation dislikes an impost. Johnson. 2. To awaken dislike in; to displease. "Disliking countenance." Marston. "It dislikes me." Shak.
  • NOTICE
    1. The act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; note. How ready is envy to mingle with the notices we take of other persons ! I. Watts. 2. Intelligence, by whatever means communicated; knowledge
  • THRIFTILY
    1. In a thrifty manner. 2. Carefully; properly; becomingly. A young clerk . . . in Latin thriftily them gret . Chaucer.
  • SOLICITUDE
    The state of being solicitous; uneasiness of mind occasioned by fear of evil or desire good; anxiety. The many cares and great labors of worldly men, their solicitude and outward shows. Sir W. Raleigh. The mother looked at her with fond solicitude.
  • FORETHOUGHT
    Thought of, or planned, beforehand; aforethought; prepense; hence, deliberate. "Forethought malice." Bacon.
  • COMPOSE
    To arrange in a composing stick in order for printing; to set . (more info) 1. To form by putting together two or more things or parts; to put together; to make up; to fashion. Zeal ought to be composed of the hidhest degrees of all
  • CONTEMNER
    One who contemns; a despiser; a scorner. "Contemners of the gods." South.
  • COMPOSER
    1. One who composes; an author. Specifically, an author of a piece of music. If the thoughts of such authors have nothing in them, they at least . . . show an honest industry and a good intention in the composer. Addison. His most brilliant and
  • UNPRUDENCE
    Imprudence.
  • UNTHRIFTY
    Not thrifty; profuse. Spenser.
  • MISCOMPUTATION
    Erroneous computation; false reckoning.
  • OVERTROUBLED
    Excessively troubled.
  • UNCONCERNMENT
    The state of being unconcerned, or of having no share or concern; unconcernedness. South.
  • AFTERPAINS
    The pains which succeed childbirth, as in expelling the afterbirth.
  • WASTETHRIFT
    A spendthrift.
  • SPENDTHRIFT
    One who spends money profusely or improvidently; a prodigal; one who lavishes or wastes his estate. Also used figuratively. A woman who was a generous spendthrift of life. Mrs. R. H. Davis.
  • DECOMPOSE
    To separate the constituent parts of; to resolve into original elements; to set free from previously existing forms of chemical combination; to bring to dissolution; to rot or decay.
  • REAPPORTIONMENT
    A second or a new apportionment.

 

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