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 |
|---|---|
| amenities | something that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |