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
occidentwest
imperceptiblenot perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle
execrateto declare to be evil or detestable : denounce
diminutionthe act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
dourstern
parsimonythe quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift
chuckleto laugh inwardly or quietly
pellucidadmitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion
fringean ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band
materialisma theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter