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 |
|---|---|
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |
| indissoluble | not dissoluble |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| raspy | harsh |