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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| seemly | good-looking |
| celibate | of, relating to, or characterized by celibacy: |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |