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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cog | a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear |
parity | the quality or state of being equal or equivalent |
penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
renown | a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame |
splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |