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 |
|---|---|
| communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| militate | to have weight or effect |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |