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 |
|---|---|
| forego | to go before : precede |
| paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| cataract | a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| stench | stink |