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 |
|---|---|
| crass | gross |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| tatter | to make ragged |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| representational | one that represents: such as |
| attest | to affirm to be true or genuine |