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 |
|---|---|
| boor | peasant |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| perfidious | of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy |
| sly | wise in practical affairs |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |