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 |
|---|---|
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| delusive | likely to delude |
| soar | to fly aloft or about |
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| charlatan | quack |
