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 |
|---|---|
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| luscious | having a delicious taste or smell : sweet |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| imbibe | drink |
| chameleon | any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal |
| groom | bridegroom |