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 |
|---|---|
| anonymity | the quality or state of being anonymous |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
| dainty | something delicious to the taste |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |