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 |
|---|---|
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
| integrity | firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| bereaved | suffering the death of a loved one |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |
| eccentricity | the quality or state of being eccentric |