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 |
|---|---|
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| 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) |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| beleaguer | besiege |
| osseous | bony |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| saunter | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll |