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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| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| application | an act of applying: |
| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
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| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
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| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |