GRE Word List
PROVIDENT
frugal
The meaning of the word provident is frugal.
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| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
| shambles | a meat market |
| homily | a usually short sermon |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |