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 |
|---|---|
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| estimable | capable of being estimated |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
| relish | characteristic flavor |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter |
| finite | having definite or definable limits |
| indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |