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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| inkling | a slight knowledge or vague notion |
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| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| mystic | mystical |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
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| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
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