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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 1

caution

noun

Definition

care taken to avoid danger

In a sentence

Drivers should use caution on icy roads.

Similar words

  • care
  • prudence

Why this word matters: caution appears in academic reading at the 8th-grade level and is exactly the type of word that shows up on the CPS HSAT Reading section. Practice it in context with our spaced-repetition system at vocabulary.