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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mystic | mystical |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |