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 |
|---|---|
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| germ | a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts |
| divine | of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |