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 |
|---|---|
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| expertise | the skill of an expert |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |