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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| bevy | a large group or collection |
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| humility | freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |