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 |
|---|---|
| anesthetic | of, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| acetic | vinegary |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| doddering | feeble |
| nauseate | to become affected with nausea |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |