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 |
|---|---|
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| minuscule | very small |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| inadvertently | unintentional |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |