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
debilitateto impair the strength of : enfeeble
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murmura half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling
prunea plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation
warrantsanction
punctiliousmarked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions
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