This week we continue our vocabulary-building series, “The Closing Word.” Each week we provide a new word to help build your vocabulary and show you an example of how to use it.
This week’s closing word:
provident
Pronounced: (PROV-ih-dent)
Adjective:
1. providing carefully for the future
2. careful in regard to your own interests
From Vocabulary.com: “The word provident traces back to the Latin word providere, meaning “foresee, provide.” The word can be used to describe someone who looks into the future — foresees the future, in a sense — and makes decisions based on future needs. It’s often used to describe a thrifty individual who denies himself something today in order to save up for tomorrow, but it can describe actions as well — such as a provident decision that ends up preventing ruin down the road.”
Example:
“Few investments are more provident than the purchase of an affordable home.”
