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 |
|---|---|
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| astronomical | of or relating to astronomy |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| bacchanal | orgy |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |