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 |
|---|---|
| rent | property (such as a house) rented or for rent |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| duration | continuance in time |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| incarcerate | to put in prison |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |