GRE Word List

IMPROVIDENT

not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future

The meaning of the word improvident is not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future.

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WordMeaning
lubricateto make smooth or slippery
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mandatean authoritative command
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caldrona large kettle or boiler
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flitto pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another
zanyvery eccentric (see eccentric
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irreverencelack of reverence