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 |
|---|---|
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| congenial | pleasant |
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| connivance | the act of conniving |