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 |
|---|---|
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| crust | the hardened exterior or surface part of bread |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| jibe | to be in accord : agree |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| saccharine | of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar |