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 |
|---|---|
| glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| commune | talk over |
| reaper | one that reaps |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| canny | clever |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |