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 |
|---|---|
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| psychosomatic | of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body |