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 |
|---|---|
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| bluff | having a broad flattened front |