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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expatiateto move about freely or at will : wander
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pliablesupple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future
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