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 |
|---|---|
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| agglomeration | the action or process of collecting in a mass |
| pummel | pound |
| horde | a political subdivision of central Asian nomads |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| vortex | something that resembles a whirlpool |
| vogue | popular acceptation or favor : popularity |
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |