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 |
|---|---|
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| deify | to make a god of |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| supplicate | to make a humble entreaty |