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 |
|---|---|
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| rapport | a friendly, harmonious relationship |
| igneous | formed by solidification of magma |
| beatific | of, possessing, or imparting beatitude |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| droop | to hang or incline downward |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |