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 |
|---|---|
| venue | locale |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
| uniformity | the quality or state of being uniform |