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 |
|---|---|
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
| knave | a tricky deceitful fellow |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| sound | a particular auditory impression : tone |
| docket | a brief written summary of a document : abstract |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| urchin | hedgehog |
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