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 |
|---|---|
| thermal | of, relating to, or caused by heat |
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |
| bolster | a long pillow or cushion |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |