GRE Word List
PROVIDENT
frugal
The meaning of the word provident is frugal.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fluted | having or marked by grooves |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
| grapple | the act or an instance of grappling |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| warranted | sanction |
| convoke | to call together to a meeting |