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 |
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| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| simian | of, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| providence | divine guidance or care |