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 |
|---|---|
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| delusion | something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| ewe | the female of the sheep especially when mature |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| swill | wash |
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |