A prudent investor diversifies assets across sectors to minimize risk during economic fluctuations.
谨慎的投资者会将资产分散到不同行业，以在经济波动期间将风险降到最低。
Which choice best defines “prudent”?
B — Wise, careful. “prudent” means wise, careful.
Which word means “wise, careful”?
D — prudent. “prudent” means wise, careful.
prudent — wise, careful. In Chinese: 谨慎的，精明的.
prudent is pronounced /ˈpruːdənt/.
A prudent investor diversifies assets across sectors to minimize risk during economic fluctuations. (谨慎的投资者会将资产分散到不同行业，以在经济波动期间将风险降到最低。)
wise, careful, judicious — all close in meaning to prudent (wise, careful).
reckless, foolish — each the opposite of prudent (wise, careful).
Yes. prudent is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
prudent (cautious)