GRE Word List
PROVIDENT
frugal
The meaning of the word provident is frugal.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| frolicsome | full of gaiety : playful |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |