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 |
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| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |