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
chantto make melodic sounds with the voice
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
stealtha cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection
excerpta passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract
husbanda male partner in a marriage
detrimentalobviously harmful : damaging
mayhemneedless or willful damage or violence
crustthe hardened exterior or surface part of bread
indiscriminatenot marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment
diabolicalof, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish