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 |
|---|---|
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| rescind | to take away : remove |