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 |
|---|---|
| influx | a coming in |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |
| erudite | having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |