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 |
|---|---|
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| equine | of, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family |
| artless | lacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |