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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| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
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| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
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| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |