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 |
|---|---|
| courier | messenger |
| witless | destitute of wit or understanding : foolish |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |