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 |
|---|---|
| patent | open to public inspection |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| docket | a brief written summary of a document : abstract |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |