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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| encumber | weigh down |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |