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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| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| gait | a manner of walking or moving on foot |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |