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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| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| unfeigned | not feigned or hypocritical : genuine |
| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| felon | one who has committed a felony |
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |