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 |
|---|---|
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| meddlesome | given to meddling |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |