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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certitudethe state of being or feeling certain
raveto talk irrationally in or as if in delirium
foistto introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant
palimpsestwriting material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased
potentateruler
engrossto copy or write in a large hand
backslideto lapse morally or in the practice of religion
marto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
scintillaspark
retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past