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 |
|---|---|
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| fervor | intensity of feeling or expression |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| codify | to reduce to a code |
| arcade | a long arched building or gallery |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |