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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gluttonone given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking
topographythe art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations
orientationthe act or process of orienting or of being oriented
spoofdeceive
skinflinta person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser
rusea wily subterfuge
attritionsorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God
bungleto act or work clumsily and awkwardly
incisiveimpressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation)
impassableincapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted