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 |
|---|---|
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| arcade | a long arched building or gallery |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| ventilate | to expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing |