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 |
|---|---|
| calorific | caloric |
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |
| graduate | to receive an academic degree or diploma |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| metaphysical | of or relating to metaphysics |