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 |
|---|---|
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| dolt | a stupid person |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |