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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| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| apocalyptic | of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| attire | to put garments on : dress |
| juridical | of or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| sere | being dried and withered |