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 |
|---|---|
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| exuberance | the quality or state of being exuberant |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| heed | to pay attention |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
| junket | trip |
| fray | a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute |
| auroral | dawn |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |