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 |
|---|---|
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| satiate | filled to satiety |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| brand | a charred piece of wood |
| psychic | of or relating to the psyche : psychogenic |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |