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 |
|---|---|
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| vindicate | to free from allegation or blame |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
| jumble | to move in a confused or disordered manner |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |