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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WordMeaning
inordinateexceeding reasonable limits : immoderate
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
tillerone that tills : cultivator
bungleto act or work clumsily and awkwardly
tossto throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk
thralla state of servitude or submission
spawnto deposit or fertilize spawn
arrogancean attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions
elaborateplanned or carried out with great care
flagany of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as