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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exchequera department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes
impietythe quality or state of being impious : irreverence
bogusnot genuine : counterfeit
myopicaffected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted
glossarya collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings
modulateto tune to a key or pitch
pertinenthaving a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand
sowan adult female swine
cohesionthe act or state of sticking together tightly
voluminoushaving or marked by great volume or bulk : large