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 |
|---|---|
| knave | a tricky deceitful fellow |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| romp | one that romps |
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |