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 |
|---|---|
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| prattle | prate |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |