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 |
|---|---|
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| title | the distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |