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 |
|---|---|
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| feature | the structure, form, or appearance especially of a person |
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| cipher | zero |
| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |