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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artfulperformed with or showing art or skill
accordto grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned
plaitpleat
transcendentaltranscendent
venalcapable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
shoveto push along
bolstera long pillow or cushion
subordinateplaced in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome