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 |
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| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| warrant | sanction |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |
| bolster | a long pillow or cushion |
| invalid | not valid: |