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 |
|---|---|
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| executive | of or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |