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 |
|---|---|
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| mischance | bad luck |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |