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 |
|---|---|
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| traumatic | psychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| prong | fork |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |