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 |
|---|---|
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |
| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| bog | wet spongy ground |