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 |
|---|---|
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| ensconce | shelter |
| valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| replete | fully or abundantly provided or filled |
| prodigy | a highly talented child or youth |
| mingle | to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |