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
salubriousfavorable to or promoting health or well-being
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
antipathya strong feeling of dislike
stiltedpompous
decrepitudethe quality or state of being decrepit
hurtleto move rapidly or forcefully
outragean act of violence or brutality
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
aciduloussomewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner
arbitrateto act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both