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 |
|---|---|
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| historic | historical |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| hortatory | hortative |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |