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 |
|---|---|
| gnome | maxim |
| melee | a confused struggle |
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| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| clime | climate |
| evoke | to call forth or up: such as |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| score | twenty |
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| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |