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 |
|---|---|
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| gait | a manner of walking or moving on foot |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |