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 |
|---|---|
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| olfactory | of or relating to the sense of smell |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| nourish | nurture |
| unfrock | defrock |