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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WordMeaning
redoubtablecausing fear or alarm : formidable
epigrama concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought
impartialnot partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally
unassuagednot quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
crossa structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution
igneousformed by solidification of magma
maroona dark red
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
grimfierce in disposition or action : savage