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 |
|---|---|
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| infantile | of or relating to infants or infancy |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |