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 |
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| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |