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
bromidea binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
prurientmarked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire
odiousarousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful
lecterna stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker
annotateto make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
embitterto excite bitter feelings in
sanctimonioushypocritically pious or devout
rigiddeficient in or devoid of flexibility