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 |
|---|---|
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| manifestation | the act, process, or an instance of manifesting |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |
| culmination | the action of culminating |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |