GRE Word List
ATAVISM
resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; reversion to an earlier type; throwback; ADJ. atavistic
The meaning of the word atavism is resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; reversion to an earlier type; throwback; ADJ. atavistic.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| saturate | soak thoroughly; imbue; impregnate; charge; fill to capacity |
| aptitude | fitness; talent |
| luminary | celebrity (in a specific field); dignitary; object that gives light (as a celestial body) |
| predator | predatory animal or bird; predatory person; creature that seizes and devours another animal; person who robs or exploits others; ADJ. predatory: living by preying on other organisms; plundering; N. predation |
| rescind | repeal; annul; cancel (a law, decision, or agreement) |
| eon | long period of time; an age; longest division of geologic time containing two or more eras |
| nexus | connection |
| bait | harass; tease; torment; Ex. badger baiting; N: food or other lure used to catch fish or trap animals |
| antecedents | preceding events that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background |
| behemoth | huge creature; something of monstrous size or power |
