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 |
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| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| potpourri | a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent |
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |