GRE Word List
ARCHETYPE
the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
The meaning of the word archetype is the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |
| flush | to fly away suddenly |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| unison | identity in musical pitch |
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |