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 |
|---|---|
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| scourge | whip |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| furor | an angry or maniacal fit : rage |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| depravity | a corrupt act or practice |