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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variegatedhaving discrete markings of different colors
untenablenot able to be defended
eerieso mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine
appositehighly pertinent or appropriate : apt
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
sunderto break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space
titlethe distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production
furtivedone in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious
scrapsfragments of discarded or leftover food
herda typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control