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 |
|---|---|
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| bigot | a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices |
| retrench | cut down |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| politic | political |
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |