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 |
|---|---|
| sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| gangrene | local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| fluted | having or marked by grooves |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| introvert | a person whose personality is characterized by introversion : a typically reserved or quiet person who tends to be introspective and enjoys spending time alone |