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 |
|---|---|
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| dilute | attenuate |
| galaxy | milky way galaxy |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |