GRE Word List
PROVIDENT
frugal
The meaning of the word provident is frugal.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| unanimity | the quality or state of being unanimous |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| gazette | newspaper |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |