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 |
|---|---|
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| connoisseur | expert |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |
| roster | a roll or list of personnel |