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 |
|---|---|
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
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| onus | burden |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| brocade | a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver |
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| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
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