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 |
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| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
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| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
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| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
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| protuberance | something that is protuberant |
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