GRE Word List
ATAVISM
recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
The meaning of the word atavism is recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |
| levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |
| dyspeptic | indigestion |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| roseate | resembling a rose especially in color |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |