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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| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| panacea | a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| court | the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |