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improvident

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore I words

failing to plan or provide for future needs; not thrifty

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Their improvident spending left them unprepared when the layoffs came.

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The committee's report was praised for its candor, yet its central recommendation was so blank that administrators could cite it to justify nearly any policy they had already resolved to pursue.

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Improvident (adjective) means failing to plan or provide for future needs; not thrifty
Here is improvident used in an example sentence: "Their improvident spending left them unprepared when the layoffs came."
Common synonyms for improvident include imprudent, thriftless, reckless.
Antonyms of improvident include prudent, frugal.
Improvident is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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