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 |
|---|---|
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| studied | carefully considered or prepared : thoughtful |
| psychic | of or relating to the psyche : psychogenic |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |