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Noun: circumspection  ,sur-kum'spek-shun
  1. Knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress
    - discretion, discreetness, prudence
     
  2. The trait of being circumspect and prudent
    - caution

Derived forms: circumspections

Type of: discernment, discretion, judgement, judgment, sagaciousness, sagacity

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