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 |
|---|---|
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| inadvertently | unintentional |
| guileless | innocent |
| creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |