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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| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| molt | to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically |
| bantering | to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner |
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
| 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 |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| pulmonary | of, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |