ATAVISTIC in a Sentence

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1. After spending three weeks on a desert island, Roger became a survivalist with atavistic skills that helped him endure.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of ATAVISTIC
atavistic
 a.  displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form
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1  After spending three weeks on a desert island, Roger became a survivalist with atavistic skills that helped him endure.