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 |
|---|---|
| vogue | popular acceptation or favor : popularity |
| stench | stink |
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| arid | excessively dry |
| aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| potable | suitable for drinking |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |