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
compilationthe act or process of compiling
outmodednot being in style
ostracizeto exile by ostracism
mercenaryone that serves merely for wages
practicablecapable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible
retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past
onusburden
apothegma short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious