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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| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| sow | an adult female swine |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |