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 |
|---|---|
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| belligerent | inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| lope | an easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |