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 |
|---|---|
| tend | to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| confidence | a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances |
| provincial | the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| hurl | rush |