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 |
|---|---|
| speck | a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |