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 |
|---|---|
| broil | to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| dally | to act playfully |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| luminary | a person of prominence or brilliant achievement |