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 |
|---|---|
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| geriatrics | a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people |
| imbibe | drink |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |