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 |
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| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |