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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| bookish | of or relating to books |
| encumber | weigh down |
| adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |