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 |
|---|---|
| notoriety | the quality or state of being notorious |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| title | the distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production |
| brag | a pompous or boastful statement |
| bliss | complete happiness |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |