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 |
|---|---|
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| glamor | an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness |
| privy | private |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |
| legislature | a body of persons having the power to legislate |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| disclaim | to make a disclaimer |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| cerebration | to use the mind : think |