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 |
|---|---|
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |