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.

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noncommittalgiving no clear indication of attitude or feeling
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ensconceshelter
multiplicitythe quality or state of being multiple or various
homogeneousof the same or a similar kind or nature
sirenany of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing
littera covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger
convertto bring over from one belief, view, or party to another
palleta straw-filled tick or mattress
bruisean injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion