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 |
|---|---|
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| trance | stupor |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |