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 |
|---|---|
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| billowing | wave |
| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| manumit | to release from slavery |
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| dingy | dirty |