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 |
|---|---|
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |
| concordat | compact |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| sumptuous | extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent |
| epicurean | of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism |
| cataclysm | flood |
| malediction | curse |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |