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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odiumthe state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance
peccadilloa slight offense
curatora person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits
intimidateto make timid or fearful : frighten
compunctionanxiety arising from awareness of guilt
adamantunshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding
orthographythe art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage
marredto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
depleteto empty of a principal substance