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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sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
pending | during |
peripheral | of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part |
tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
generality | the quality or state of being general |
abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |