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 |
|---|---|
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| imprecation | curse |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |