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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WordMeaning
equityjustice according to natural law or right
isotopeany of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties
begrudgeto give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure
peerlessmatchless
barristera counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor
verbalizeto express something in words
elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
vacuousemptied of or lacking content
disabuseto free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy
magnanimitythe quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity