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 |
|---|---|
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |