GRE Word List

PROVIDENT

frugal

The meaning of the word provident is frugal.

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WordMeaning
causalexpressing or indicating cause : causative
onomatopoeiathe naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss)
nefariousflagrantly wicked or impious : evil
misconstrueto interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret
decapitateto cut off the head of : behead
dilapidateddecayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse
moresthe fixed morally binding customs of a particular group
certitudethe state of being or feeling certain
modean arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval
compartmenta separate division or section