Question

what is the meaning of the word wary as used below? use the synonym to help you determine its meaning. measuring 14,259 feet, longs peak is the tallest mountain in rocky mountain national park. hikers who decide to climb longs peak should be wary. climbers need to be particularly cautious at the narrows, a stretch of trail that overlooks a steep two-thousand-foot drop. fearful bewildered guarded

Explanation:

The word "cautious" is provided as a synonym clue. "Guarded" means being careful or cautious to avoid danger, which matches the context of hikers needing to be careful when climbing a mountain with a steep drop. "Fearful" is more about being afraid, and "bewildered" is about being confused, neither of which fit as well as "guarded" with the clue "cautious".

Answer:

guarded