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 |
|---|---|
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| disquietude | anxiety |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| overwhelm | upset |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |