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 |
|---|---|
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| regeneration | an act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated |
| certitude | the state of being or feeling certain |
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| obese | having excessive body fat |