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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lowhaving a small upward extension or elevation
reclineto cause or permit to incline backwards
loiterto delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle
lugubriousmournful
squalorthe quality or state of being squalid
novaa star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years
swindlerto obtain money or property by fraud or deceit
grategrating
vitreousresembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy
dazeto stupefy especially by a blow : stun