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 |
|---|---|
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |