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 |
|---|---|
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
| stink | to emit a strong offensive odor |
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
| collusion | secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose |
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