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 |
|---|---|
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| compilation | the act or process of compiling |
| agenda | a list or outline of things to be considered or done |
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |
| bully | a blustering, browbeating person |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |