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 |
|---|---|
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| intermediary | mediator |
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |
| jaunt | a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure |