prudent

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The Word of the Day for December 29 is: 

prudent   \PROO-dunt\   adjective
         *1 : marked by wisdom or judiciousness 
     2 : shrewd in the management of practical affairs 
     3 : cautious, discreet
     4 : thrifty, frugal 

Example sentence:
          The lawyer offered several prudent suggestions.

Did you know?
          "Prudent" arrived in Middle English around the 14th century and 
traces back, by way of Middle French, to the Latin verb "providere," meaning 
"to see ahead, foresee, provide (for)." "Providere" combines "pro-," meaning 
"before," and "videre," meaning "to see," and it may look familiar to you; it 
is also the source of our "provide," "provident," "provision," and "improvise." 
"Videre" also has many English offspring, including "evident," "supervise," 
"video," and "vision." 





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