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 |
|---|---|
| frolic | full of fun : merry |
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| ample | generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |