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 |
|---|---|
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| entourage | one's attendants or associates |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| mirage | an optical (see optical |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |