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 |
|---|---|
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| lectern | a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |