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 |
|---|---|
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| duration | continuance in time |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| rotunda | a round building |
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| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
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