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 |
|---|---|
| outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| ensconce | shelter |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |