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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| festive | of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival |
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| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
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| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
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| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
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