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 |
|---|---|
| betroth | to promise to marry |
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| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
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| faculty | ability |
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| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |