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 |
|---|---|
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| disclaim | to make a disclaimer |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |