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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| consign | to give over to another's care |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |