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 |
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| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| clavicle | a bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |
| opus | work |
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |