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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exceptionablebeing likely to cause objection : objectionable
devoutcommitted or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises
plaitpleat
pendulouspoised without visible support
pedanticof, relating to, or being a pedant
conscripta conscripted person (such as a military recruit)
consistencyagreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence
evenhandedfair
contagiona contagious disease
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