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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lotan object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with
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pendulouspoised without visible support
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diminutionthe act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
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oustto remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity
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