GRE Word List
PROVIDENT
providing for future needs; displaying foresight; thrifty; preparing for emergencies; OP. improvident
The meaning of the word provident is providing for future needs; displaying foresight; thrifty; preparing for emergencies; OP. improvident.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| amiable | agreeable; lovable; warmly friendly |
| escapade | prank; flighty conduct; reckless adventure that disobeys rules |
| queue | line (of waiting people or vehicles) |
| onomatopoeia | words formed in imitation of natural sounds |
| fritter | waste (time or money on unimportant things) |
| uproarious | marked by commotion or uproar; very noisy (esp. with laughter); hilarious; causing loud laughter; extremely funny |
| surfeit | satiate; feed or supply to excess; stuff; indulge to excess in anything; N: surfeiting; excessive amount; Ex. surfeit of food |
| blare | loud or harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light |
| wretch | miserable person; bad or despicable person; ADJ. wretched: miserable; bad; contemptible; vile |
| skiff | small light sailboat or rowboat |
