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 |
|---|---|
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| brink | edge |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| defalcate | deduct |
| quarry | game |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| vintner | a wine merchant |