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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| generate | to bring into existence: such as |
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| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| brazen | made of brass |
| congenial | pleasant |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |