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 |
|---|---|
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| credential | warranting credit or confidence |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |