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 |
|---|---|
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| ram | a male sheep |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |