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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| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
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| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| postulate | demand |
| fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| countenance | look |
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