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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forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
novelty | something new or unusual |
sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
delusive | likely to delude |
soar | to fly aloft or about |
mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
charlatan | quack |