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 |
|---|---|
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| charisma | a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader) |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |