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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ancillarysubordinate
bequeathto give or leave by will (see will
urbanenotably polite or polished in manner
smudgeto make a smudge on
primogeniturethe state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents
mollycoddleto treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention
adeptthoroughly proficient : expert
kismetfate
lagoona shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water
dregssediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate