GRE Word List
PROVIDENT
frugal
The meaning of the word provident is frugal.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| causal | expressing or indicating cause : causative |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| certitude | the state of being or feeling certain |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| compartment | a separate division or section |