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 |
|---|---|
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| premonitory | giving warning |
| limp | to walk lamely |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |