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 |
|---|---|
| farce | stuff |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |
| apocalyptic | of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| linguistic | of or relating to language or linguistics |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |