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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impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
denotation | an act or process of denoting |
adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
contrivance | a thing contrived |
intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
clientele | a body of clients |
parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |