GRE Word List

PROVIDENT

frugal

The meaning of the word provident is frugal.

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vetoan authoritative prohibition : interdiction
lapa loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment
disinclinationa preference for avoiding something : slight aversion
juridicalof or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge
gruntto utter a grunt
threadbarehaving the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
wrenchto move with a violent twist
tureena deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served
legatoin a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones)