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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ventto provide with a vent
residuesomething that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant
cupidityinordinate desire for wealth : avarice
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
tyroa beginner in learning : novice
febrilemarked or caused by fever : feverish
litigationthe act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating
obviateto anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary
tensioninner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work