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 |
|---|---|
| cohabit | to live together as or as if a married couple |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| caption | the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |