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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| transcendental | transcendent |
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| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |
| recline | to cause or permit to incline backwards |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| actuary | clerk |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
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