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 |
|---|---|
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| desiccate | to dry up |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| lavish | expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| trickster | one who tricks: such as |