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 |
|---|---|
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| quench | put out |
| junket | trip |
| mendicant | beggar |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |