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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wheedleto influence or entice by soft words or flattery
outcastone that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
complaisantmarked by an inclination to please or oblige
inchoatebeing only partly in existence or operation : incipient
selectiveof, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select
anthema song or hymn of praise or gladness
warblea melodious succession of low pleasing sounds
glacialsuggestive of ice: such as
porouspossessing or full of pores