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 |
|---|---|
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| transpire | to take place : go on |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| galvanic | of, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity |