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 |
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| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| dissolution | the act or process of dissolving: such as |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| aversion | a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it |
| migratory | of, relating to, or characterized by migration |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| invincible | incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued |