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 |
|---|---|
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| apoplexy | stroke |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| arsenal | an establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |