GRE Word List
TAXONOMIST
the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics
The meaning of the word taxonomist is the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| addle | rotten |
| zephyr | a breeze from the west |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |