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Word: opportunist

Definition: individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances; N. opportunism


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::: spangle - small shiny metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation
::: taunt - deride or provoke; challenge in derision; N.
::: clangor - loud resounding noise; sound of repeated clanging
::: gorge - stuff oneself (with food); glut; CF. gorgeous: dazzlingly beautiful
::: terminal - part that forms the end; railroad or bus station; ADJ. forming an end; ending in death; fatal; Ex. terminal cancer
::: rotundity - roundness; sonorousness of speech
::: inestimable - impossible to estimate; (apprec) invaluable; of immeasurable worth
::: intrude - put or force in without being asked; trespass; enter as an uninvited person; Ex. intrude one's own opinion into the report; CF. thrust in
::: stagnant - (of water) not flowing (often bad-smelling); motionless; stale; not developing; inactive; dull; Ex. stagnant industrial output
::: advert - refer