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 |
|---|---|
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| schematic | of or relating to a scheme or schema |
| trample | tramp |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| spate | freshet |