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 |
|---|---|
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| verdant | green in tint or color |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |