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 |
|---|---|
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| ensconce | shelter |
| multiplicity | the quality or state of being multiple or various |
| homogeneous | of the same or a similar kind or nature |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| bruise | an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion |