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 |
|---|---|
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| title | the distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |