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 |
|---|---|
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
| colossal | of, relating to, or resembling a colossus |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |