archetype

Day 51Level 2

AHR-ki-tahyp

ideal example

classic or ideal example of

Part of Speech: noun

Synonyms:

quintessence

Antonyms:

atypical

Example Sentence:

The archetype for historically significant Big Science would seem to be Neil Armstrong's first steps on the moon.

Related Words

give up position

AAB-di-kayt

to relinquish or give up a position, power, right or claim

contaminate

uh-DUHL-tuhr-ayt

reduce purity; contaminate

determined by chance

AHR-bih-trayr-ee

without restriction; determined by chance

jargon

AHR-guht

words or phrases used by a particular group ; jargon

unpredictable

kuh-PRIH-shuhs

inclined to change one's mind quickly

dethroning

dep-uh-ZISH-uhn

dethroning