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 |
|---|---|
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |