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

WordMeaning
occidentwest
caldrona large kettle or boiler
sleazylacking firmness of texture : flimsy
cisternan artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater)
contusioninjury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise
prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual
serratednotched or toothed on the edge
interloperone that interlopes: such as
terseusing few words : devoid of superfluity
traduceto expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation