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 |
|---|---|
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| application | an act of applying: |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| fleck | streak |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |