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 |
|---|---|
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |