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 |
|---|---|
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |