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 |
|---|---|
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| oblivious | lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| impuissance | weakness |
| portly | dignified |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |