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

WordMeaning
incentivesomething that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
scuttlea shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce)
perspicuityplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
milieuthe physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment
hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
swarma great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere
replicaan exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist
whineto utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry
slothdisinclination to action or labor : indolence