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 |
|---|---|
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| render | to melt down |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |