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 |
|---|---|
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| sadistic | of, relating to, or characterized by sadism |
| feasible | capable of being done or carried out |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| constraint | the act of constraining |