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 |
|---|---|
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| raiment | clothing |