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 |
|---|---|
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| bouillon | a clear seasoned soup made usually from lean beef |
| frantic | emotionally out of control |
| implode | to burst inward |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| cuisine | manner of preparing food : style of cooking |