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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amokan 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
shystera person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger
retaliateto return like for like
fructifyto bear fruit
vilemorally despicable or abhorrent
litheeasily bent or flexed
euphemismthe substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
emulateto strive to equal or excel
facetany of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration)
sullyto make soiled or tarnished : defile