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 |
|---|---|
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| homily | a usually short sermon |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |