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 |
|---|---|
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| grunt | to utter a grunt |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| enormity | an outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act |
| leave-taking | departure |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| exegesis | exposition |