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 |
|---|---|
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| forebears | ancestor |
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |