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 |
|---|---|
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| mosaic | a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| plethora | an ample amount or number : abundance |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
| convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |