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 |
|---|---|
| postulate | demand |
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| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| gazette | newspaper |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
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| disputatious | inclined to dispute |