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 |
|---|---|
| portly | dignified |
| provident | frugal |
| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
| entrepreneur | one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise |
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| freebooter | pirate |
| lavish | expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |