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 |
|---|---|
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| trenchant | keen |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |