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 |
|---|---|
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| heed | to pay attention |
| farce | stuff |
| delusive | likely to delude |
| hurl | rush |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| acclaim | applaud |
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |