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 |
|---|---|
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| sentinel | sentry |
| invincible | incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued |
| moodiness | subject to depression : gloomy |
| prattle | prate |
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |