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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| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
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| mulct | fine |
| fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |
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| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |