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 |
|---|---|
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| welter | writhe |
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |