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 |
|---|---|
| penetrate | to pass into or through |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| ruddy | having a healthy reddish color |