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 |
|---|---|
| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| swill | wash |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |