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 |
|---|---|
| welter | writhe |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| flounder | flatfish |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| bland | smooth and soothing in manner or quality |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |