GRE Word List
OPPORTUNIST
one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism
The meaning of the word opportunist is one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| desiccate | to dry up |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| nutrient | furnishing nourishment |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |