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 |
|---|---|
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| impuissance | weakness |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |