GRE Word List
PROVIDENT
frugal
The meaning of the word provident is frugal.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |