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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upshotthe final result : outcome
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
dialecticalof, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic
predisposeto dispose in advance
prestigestanding or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion
deliberateto think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully
spectralof, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly
poisebalance
pacifyto allay the anger or agitation of : soothe
plaintiveexpressive of suffering or woe : melancholy