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 |
|---|---|
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
| ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| amazon | a member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |