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 |
|---|---|
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| transcendental | transcendent |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| poultice | a soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions |
| antiseptic | opposing microbial infection |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| pliant | pliable |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |