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 |
|---|---|
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| concord | a state of agreement : harmony |