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 |
|---|---|
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
| indissoluble | not dissoluble |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
| alcove | a small recessed section of a room : nook |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| veer | to change direction or course |
| drab | slattern |
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |