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 |
|---|---|
| lackluster | lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| dynamo | generator |
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |