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 |
|---|---|
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| collate | to compare critically |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| uproar | a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |