GRE Word List

PROVIDENT

frugal

The meaning of the word provident is frugal.

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WordMeaning
ecosystemthe complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit
penumbraa space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light
prevailto gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
vernacularusing a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language
exculpateto clear from alleged fault or guilt
expropriateto deprive of possession or proprietary rights
commemorateto call to remembrance
camaraderiea spirit of friendly good-fellowship
licentiouslacking legal or moral restraints