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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WordMeaning
reprobationthe act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated
grimacea facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain
nonentitysomething that does not exist or exists only in the imagination
leonineof, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion
prosodythe study of versification
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
negligencethe quality or state of being negligent
beguilehoodwink
abashto destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert