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 |
|---|---|
| tend | to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| categorical | absolute |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |