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 |
|---|---|
| provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| solder | a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces |