CSEET · Business Communication · Essentials of Good English
Choose the word that is closest in meaning to 'PRUDENT' in: 'The director took a prudent approach to investing surplus funds.'
Prudent means cautious and sensible. A prudent approach to investing surplus funds shows careful judgement and concern for future risk. Reckless and hasty describe the opposite behaviour, and generous refers to willingness to give, which is unrelated to careful financial judgement.
- AReckless
- BCautious and sensibleCorrect
- CGenerous
- DHasty
Explanation
'Prudent' means acting with care and good judgement about the future. 'Reckless' and 'hasty' are opposites in sense, while 'generous' refers to giving freely and does not describe careful judgement.
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