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 |
|---|---|
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| expatriate | banish |
| compilation | the act or process of compiling |
| transcendental | transcendent |
| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |