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 |
|---|---|
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| invulnerable | incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| frolicsome | full of gaiety : playful |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| tome | book |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |