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 |
|---|---|
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |
| forebears | ancestor |
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
| bluff | having a broad flattened front |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| rabid | extremely violent : furious |