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 |
|---|---|
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| decipher | decode |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |