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 |
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| appreciate | to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of |
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| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
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