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 |
|---|---|
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| doctrine | a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |