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 |
|---|---|
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
| religious | relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| exodus | the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table |