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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| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
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| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| satirical | of, relating to, or constituting satire |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| gravity | dignity or sobriety of bearing |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |