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 |
|---|---|
| viable | capable of living |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
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| scourge | whip |
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