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 |
|---|---|
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| migratory | of, relating to, or characterized by migration |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| finery | ornament |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |