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 |
|---|---|
| cog | a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear |
| parity | the quality or state of being equal or equivalent |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| renown | a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |