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 |
|---|---|
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| reckon | count |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |