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 |
|---|---|
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| embryonic | of or relating to an embryo |
| equine | of, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| invulnerable | incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed |