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 |
|---|---|
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| saline | consisting of or containing salt |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| welter | writhe |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
