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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| pulmonary | of, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs |
| brawn | the flesh of a boar |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| psychic | of or relating to the psyche : psychogenic |