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.

Random words

WordMeaning
carafea bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine
appreciateto grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of
colloquialused in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation
enclavea distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory
ravagean act or practice of ravaging
transcendentaltranscendent
leasha line for leading or restraining an animal
plaintiveexpressive of suffering or woe : melancholy
obstreperousmarked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous
remissionthe act or process of remitting