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 |
|---|---|
| terminology | the technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| whittle | a large knife |