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 |
|---|---|
| depravity | a corrupt act or practice |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| omnipresent | present in all places at all times |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| submerge | to put under water |