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 |
|---|---|
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| forte | one's strong point |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |