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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| healthful | beneficial to health of body or mind |
| fleck | streak |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |
| torque | a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion |