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 |
|---|---|
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| nuptial | of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
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