GRE Word List
IMPROVIDENT
thriftless; not providing for the future
The meaning of the word improvident is thriftless; not providing for the future.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| compassion | sympathy for the suffering of others; ADJ. compassionate |
| baffle | frustrate; perplex |
| evince | show clearly |
| incident | event; event that causes a crisis |
| bulge | protruding part; swelling of a surface; Ex. The apple made a bulge in his pocket; V: swell outward; protrude |
| profusion | great amount; plenty; overabundance; excess; lavish expenditure; Ex. profusion of choices; ADJ. profuse: plentiful; copious; giving or given abundantly; extravagant |
| peerless | having no equal; incomparable |
| bilk | swindle; cheat |
| wane | decrease in size or strength (after being full); grow gradually to an end; Ex. The moon waxes and wanes every month; N. |
| salutary | tending to improve; beneficial; wholesome; Ex. The punishment had a salutary effect on the boy; CF. health |
