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 |
|---|---|
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| beatific | of, possessing, or imparting beatitude |
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
| fleck | streak |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |