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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |