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 |
|---|---|
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |
| blackball | to vote against |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| primp | to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner |
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |
| traumatic | psychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| anarchy | absence of government |