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 |
|---|---|
| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| fritter | a small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |