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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WordMeaning
dowseto plunge into water
carriondead and putrefying flesh
grudgeto be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully
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frustrateto balk or defeat in an endeavor
exclaimto cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion
peripatetica follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism
decelerateto reduce the speed of : slow down
patriciana member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome
amendto put right