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 |
|---|---|
| stock | a store or supply accumulated or available |
| guileless | innocent |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| valediction | an act of bidding farewell |
| saline | consisting of or containing salt |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |
| economy | the structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period |