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 |
|---|---|
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| studious | assiduous in the pursuit of learning |
| pudding | blood sausage |
| spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |