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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| Word | Meaning |
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| eminent | exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |