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 |
|---|---|
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |