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 |
|---|---|
| robust | having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| indicative | serving to indicate |
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |