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 |
|---|---|
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |