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 |
|---|---|
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| pudding | blood sausage |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| caption | the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed |
| lumber | to move ponderously |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| forego | to go before : precede |