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 |
|---|---|
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| sustain | to give support or relief to |
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |