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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| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| minuscule | very small |
| demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |
| inclement | lacking mildness: such as |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |