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 |
|---|---|
| mediate | occupying a middle position |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| nutritious | nourishing |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| flounder | flatfish |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |