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 |
|---|---|
| addendum | a thing added : addition |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| sage | one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |