Since youâre borrowing a car that likely costs several thousand dollars and the rental company doesnât know you from the next person, the credit card is a guarantee of sorts that theyâll be getting paid no matter when â or in what condition â you return the vehicle.
Use wary in a sentence. LINK / CITE ADD TO WORD LIST. adjective. Wary is defined as watchful or cautious. An example of something wary is a glance in your rear view mirror when you think someone might be following you; a wary glance.
Distinguishing when acts are courageous, as opposed to reckless or cowardly, for instance, is an act of prudence, and for this reason it is classified as a cardinal (pivotal) virtue. In modern English, the word has become increasingly synonymous with cautiousness. In this sense, prudence names a reluctance to take risks, which remains a virtue with respect to unnecessary risks, but, when unreasonably extended into over-cautiousness, can become the vice of cowardice.