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 |
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| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| throes | pang |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| fallacious | embodying a fallacy |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |