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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|---|---|
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| expound | to set forth : state |
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| abnegation | denial |
| welter | writhe |
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| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| hurl | rush |
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