{"id":1134,"date":"2023-02-25T08:41:44","date_gmt":"2023-02-25T13:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordofweek.com\/?p=1134"},"modified":"2023-02-25T08:45:19","modified_gmt":"2023-02-25T13:45:19","slug":"word-of-the-week-102-archetype","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordofweek.com\/?p=1134","title":{"rendered":"<strong>W<\/strong><strong>ORD OF THE <\/strong><strong>W<\/strong><strong>EEK <\/strong><strong>#102<a> \u2013 <\/a>archetype<\/strong><strong><\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>\u201cJohnson didn\u2019t write the film with Musk specifically as the&nbsp;<\/em><strong>archetype<\/strong><em> but admitted in an interview with Wired magazine there\u2019s a clear taut string between them<\/em><em>.<\/em><em> <\/em>Trey Williams. Fortune<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Archetype is a great new word for the fabulous \u201cWord of the Week\u201d submitted by Luke, one of my grandsons (they are all above average).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is defined by Webster as \u201cThe original or model of all things of the same type are representatives or copies. Prototype. A typical example of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cHe is <strong>the archetype<\/strong> of a successful businessman.\u201d<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is pronounced kind of like ARE keh type.The keh being quick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Archetype is also used in the psychology of Carl Jung, and that gets quite complicated involving the unconscious.&nbsp; If you are interested in this I suggest Wikipedia,<em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But for now let\u2019s stick with &nbsp;\u201ctypical example of\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are more recent examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>Complemented by a classical amphora-like vase, these billowing blooms are the&nbsp;<\/em><em><strong>archetype<\/strong><\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>for floral pageantry, if there could be just one\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;<em>ELLE Decor<\/em>, 16 Dec. 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cAnother African character who serves as an\u00a0<strong>archetype\u00a0<\/strong>is a young man named Metty\u201d<\/em>.\u2014,\u00a0<em>The New York Review of Books, 29 Nov. 2022<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more abut this fabulous word and to hear the correct pronunciation go to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>https:\/\/www.merriam-webster\/dictionary\/archetype <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Past Word of the Week &#8211; #66 mollify<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To soothe in temper or disposition.&nbsp;<em>\u201c<\/em><em>He <strong>mollified<\/strong> his staff with promises of future raises.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Quote of the Week<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cLaissez les bons temps rouler\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Translated as \u201cLet the good times roll\u201d.&nbsp; The week of Mardis Gras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or <em>\u201cWhat happens on the float stays on the float.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>No Words Needed<\/strong> -and ready to let the good times roll<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wordofweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1136\" width=\"646\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordofweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-2.png 469w, https:\/\/wordofweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-2-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 646px) 100vw, 646px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Final Thoughts<\/strong>&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wordofweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/chips-and-cookies-1012x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1137\" width=\"436\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordofweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/chips-and-cookies-1012x1024.jpg 1012w, https:\/\/wordofweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/chips-and-cookies-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/wordofweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/chips-and-cookies-768x777.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordofweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/chips-and-cookies-1519x1536.jpg 1519w, https:\/\/wordofweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/chips-and-cookies-2025x2048.jpg 2025w, https:\/\/wordofweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/chips-and-cookies-1100x1113.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Until Next Time,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gramps<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>102 great words<\/strong><br>1 \u2013\u00a0 \u00a0exacerbate \u2013 to make worse\u00a0<em>\u201cYour input just exacerbates an already difficult situation.\u201d<\/em><br>2-\u00a0\u00a0 assuage \u2013 to make a situation or feeling less intense.\u00a0<em>\u201cI pray our Heavenly Father may assuage you of the anguish of your grief.\u201d<\/em><br>3 \u2013\u00a0 \u00a0force majeure\u2019 \u2013\u00a0\u00a0unforeseeable circumstance that prevents someone from fulfilling a contract.\u00a0<em>\u201cThe tenant will not be required to pay rent due to the force majeure\u2019 clause.<\/em><br>4 \u2013\u00a0 \u00a0sanguine\u00a0\u2013\u00a0optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.\u00a0<em>\u201cI\u2019m trying to be\u00a0sanguine\u00a0about this, but I see a major roadblock\u201d<\/em><br>5 \u2013\u00a0 \u00a0segue \u2013 (seg way)\u00a0proceed to what follows without pause.\u00a0\u00a0<em>\u201cShe has the skill to easily\u00a0segue from political conversations into subjects less controversial.\u201d<\/em><br>6 \u2013\u00a0 \u00a0bifurcate \u2013\u00a0to cause to divide into two branches or parts. \u201c<em>We have decided to bifurcate this large project.\u201d<\/em><br>7 \u2013\u00a0 \u00a0indolent \u2013\u00a0habitually lazy \u2013\u00a0<em>\u201cHis failure in life may stem from his indolent ways as a youth\u201d.<\/em><br>8 \u2013\u00a0 \u00a0ameliorate \u2013\u00a0to make better or more tolerable\u00a0\u2013\u00a0\u00a0<em>\u201cthis drug should ameliorate your pain\u201d<\/em><br>9\u00a0\u2013\u00a0\u00a0truncate \u2013 to shorten by or as if by cutting off \u2013\u00a0<em>\u201cA truncated version of this report is on the web.\u201d<\/em><br>10 \u2013 nascent \u2013 coming or having recently come into existence\u00a0\u00a0<em>\u201cHis nascent idea for a business turned into a goldmine\u201d<\/em><br>11 \u2013 b\u00e9chamel \u2013 a rich white sauce \u2013\u00a0<em>\u201cHe made a lump-free b\u00e9chamel for her, and, in return, she gave him her love.\u201d<\/em><br>12 \u2013 anarchy \u2013\u00a0 absence of government \u2013\u00a0<em>\u201cThe revolution began when anarchy took root in just one city\u201d.<\/em><br>13 \u2013 rhetorical question \u2013 a question not intended to require an answer.\u00a0<em>\u201cIs this a beautiful day or what?\u201d<\/em><br>14 \u2013 milieu \u2013\u00a0the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops.-\u00a0\u201cHis discipline is a result of growing up as part of the military milieu\u201d<br>15 \u2013 nadir \u2013 the lowest point \u2013 \u201c<em>The stock market reached its current nadir in March\u201d<\/em><br>16 \u2013 black swan event \u2013 comes as a surprise and has a major effect.\u00a0<em>\u201cThis pandemic is considered by many to be a black swan event.\u201d<\/em><br>17 \u2013 myopic \u2013\u00a0narrow in perspective and without concern for broader implications.\u00a0 \u201c<em>Your myopic view of this project is disturbing\u201d.<\/em><br>18 \u2013 quixotic \u2013\u00a0foolishly impractical\u00a0especially in the pursuit of ideals \u2013<em>\u00a0\u201cHis quixotic pursuit for her affection was quite simply foolish<\/em><br>19 \u2013 prescience \u2013\u00a0human anticipation of the course of events \u2013 foresight.\u00a0 \u201c<em>His intuitive prescience helped to make him a success\u201d<\/em><br>20 \u2013 laconic and laconic riposte \u2013 use of a minimum of words, and a short clever response to an insult or challenge. In response to a demand to immediately surrender the general sent back the following:\u00a0<em>\u201cNuts\u201d<\/em><br>21 \u2013 protean \u2013 ability to change, versatile.\u00a0 \u201c<em>The coronavirus is protean in its ability to either make you sick or not.\u201d<\/em><br>22 \u2013 ephemeral \u2013 lasting a very short time or perhaps only one day.\u00a0<em>\u201cCuster was chasing an ephemeral Indian city.\u201d<\/em><br>23 \u2013 catch-22 \u2013\u00a0a dilemma or difficult\u00a0circumstance from which there is no escape because of mutually conflicting or dependent conditions.\u00a0 From the novel \u201cCatch-22\u201d.<br>24 \u2013 arrogate \u2013\u00a0to take or claim something without justification.\u00a0<em>\u201cIn order to accomplish his dream he arrogated to himself controversial powers\u201d.<\/em><br>25 \u2013 obtuse \u2013 difficult to understand, lacking intellect.\u00a0\u00a0<em>\u201cThe responses to his remarks this week were even more obtuse.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><br>26 \u2013\u00a0purloin \u2013\u00a0to appropriate wrongfully (steal), often pertaining to a theft that is a breach of trust.\u00a0<em>\u00a0\u201cWhen she opened her new office she purloined one of my listings\u201d.<\/em><br>27 \u2013 salience \u2013\u00a0the quality of being particularly\u00a0noticeable\u00a0or important.\u00a0\u00a0<em>\u201cIt is not clear that raising the electoral salience of the Supreme Court will work to the president\u2019s advantage.<\/em><br>28 \u2013 confabulate \u2013 to talk normally or to hold a discussion.\u00a0\u00a0<em>\u201cHe likes to confabulate.\u201d<\/em><br>29 \u2013 animus \u2013 a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will.\u00a0<em>\u201cI have no animus or agenda for the Affordable Care Act.\u201d<\/em><br>30 \u2013 puerile \u2013 to act or communicate in a juvenile, silly or childish manner.\u00a0<em>\u201cHis puerile ways are giving a poor impression at his job interviews\u201d.<\/em><br>31 \u2013 regnant \u2013 having the greatest influence \u2013\u00a0<em>\u201cThe regnant belief\u201d.<\/em><br>32 \u2013 roil \u2013 to be agitated or chaotic \u2013\u00a0<em>\u201cthe politics of slavery was roiling the United States\u201d.<\/em><br>33 \u2013 sonder \u2013 The realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own.<br>34 \u2013 inculcate \u2013 To instill or teach someone an attitude, idea, or habit by persistent instruction.\u00a0<em>\u201cThey will try to inculcate you with a respect for culture.\u201d<\/em><br>35 \u2013 mendacity \u2013 untruthfulness, lying.\u00a0<em>\u201cHe blew the whistle on the mendacity of the politician.\u201d<\/em><br>36 \u2013 pejorative \u2013 Expressing contempt or disapproval.\u00a0 Having negative connotations.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<em>\u201cPermissiveness is often used a pejorative term\u201d.<\/em><br>37 \u2013 dystopian \u2013 A world or society in which people lead wretched, dehumanized fearful lives, often associated with a totalitarian government or an environmentally degraded world. \u201cThe dystopian future of a society bereft of reason\u201d.<br>38 \u2013 Occam\u2019s razor \u2013 The simplest answer may be the preferred answer.<br>39 \u2013 execrate or execrable \u2013 very bad \u2013\u00a0<em>\u201cThe execrable hotel food.\u201d<\/em><br>40 \u2013 immutable \u2013 unchangeable \u2013\u00a0<em>\u201cDo not make the mistake of assuming that public opinion is immutable.\u00a0\u201d\u00a0<\/em><br>41 \u2013 prurient \u2013 having or encouraging an excessive or unwholesome interest in matters of sex.\u00a0\u201c<em>She\u2019d been the subject of much prurient curiosity\u201d.<\/em><br>42 \u2013 obsequious \u2013 exhibiting fawning attentiveness. Exaggerated deference of manner.\u00a0\u00a0<em>\u201cWaiters who are obsequious in the presence of celebrities.\u201d<\/em><br>43 \u2013 iconoclast \u2013\u00a0 a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions \u201c<em>He was a prolific writer with a reputation for iconoclastic insight and irreverent prose.\u201d<\/em><br>44 \u2013 oblique \u2013 something not parallel nor at a right angle to a specified or implied line \u2013 slanting.\u00a0<em>\u201cWe sat on the settee oblique to the fireplace.<\/em>\u201d Or something done in an indirect way such as\u00a0<em>\u201cHe issued an oblique attack on the president\u201d.<\/em><br>45 \u2013 profligate \u2013 wasteful \u2013 wildly extravagant.\u00a0\u00a0<em>\u201cHe has always been a profligate spender, which is why he is broke.\u201d<\/em><br>46 \u2013 raconteur \u2013 a good teller of stories.\u00a0\u00a0<em>\u201cWe always invite her to dinner because she is a fine raconteur\u201d.<\/em><br>47 \u2013 taciturn \u2013 a person who is reserved or uncommunicative in speech\u2026saying little.\u00a0 It usually connotes unsociability.<em>\u00a0\u201cNothing bothered the\u00a0taciturn\u00a0Hogan more that excessive praise.\u201d<\/em><br>48 \u2013 fungible \u2013 capable of mutual substitution: interchangeable.\u00a0\u00a0<em>\u201cThe court\u2019s postulate is that male and female jurors must be regarded as\u00a0fungible.\u201d<\/em><br>49 \u2013 filibuster \u2013 The use of tactics in an attempt to delay or prevent action especially in a legislative assembly. This currently requires a 60 vote Senate majority.\u00a0<em>\u201cThey stopped the bill from coming to a vote by the use of a filibuster\u201d.<\/em><br>50 \u2013 hegemony \u2013 preponderant influence or authority over others: Domination.\u00a0<em>\u201cThey battled for hegemony in Asia.\u201d<\/em><br>51 \u2013 de facto \u2013 being such in effect though not formally recognized or contrary to established law \u201c<em>a de facto state of war\u201d\u00a0<\/em>for a war that has not been officially declared.<br>52 \u2013 blockchain \u2013 an open, distributed leger that can record transactions between two parties efficiently and in a verifiable and permanent way.<br>53 \u2013 b\u00eate noire \u2013 A person or thing one particularly dislikes or is strongly detested.\u00a0<em>\u201cThe abuse of women was a b\u00eate noire for Lincoln.\u201d<\/em><br>54 \u2013 evince -to constitute outward evidence of\u2026.to display clearly: reveal.\u00a0<em>\u201cHe evinced a depraved mind.\u201d<\/em><br>55 \u2013 virago \u2013 a loud overbearing woman.\u00a0 Domineering, violent, or bad tempered.\u00a0<em>\u201cDemocrats, on the other hand, saw Jessie as a Republican virago.\u201d<\/em><br>56 \u2013 metonym \u2013 \u00a0a name, or expression used as a substitute for something else with which it is closely associated. \u201c<em>Washington\u00a0is a metonym for the federal government of the US.\u201d<\/em><br>57 \u2013 felicitous is an adjective defined as\u00a0\u00a0well chosen or suited to the circumstances such as\u00a0<em>\u201ca felicitous phrase\u201d.<\/em><br>58 \u2013 ennui \u2013 a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement.\u00a0<em>\u201cHe succumbed to ennui and despair\u201d<\/em><br>59 \u2013 imprimatur \u2013 a noun meaning sanction or approval. \u201c<em>He gave the book his imprimatur.\u201d<\/em><br>60 \u2013 fiat \u2013 A command or act of will that creates something without further effort.\u00a0 An authoritative determination. \u201c<em>He runs the company by fiat.\u201d<\/em><br><em>61\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 salient<em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/em>meaning most notable or important.\u00a0 Of notable significance.\u00a0<em>\u201cIt succinctly covered all the salient point of the case.\u201d<\/em><br><em>62 \u2013<\/em>\u00a0meme \u2013 an idea, behavior, style, or usage that spreads from person to person within a culture.\u00a0\u00a0<em>\u201cThe band encouraged fans to make\u00a0memes to advertise the U.S. release of their EP.\u201d<\/em><br><em>63 \u2013\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>delectation\u00a0<em>\u2013\u00a0<\/em>delight or enjoyment.\u00a0<em>\u201cHere are some chocolates for your delectation.\u201d<\/em><br>64 \u2013 feckless \u2013 acting in an irresponsible, weak, or cowardly manner. Inept, incompetent. \u201c<em>feckless leadership.\u201d<\/em><br>65 \u2013 Ignominious \u2013 Deserving or causing public disgrace or shame. despicable,\u00a0<em>\u201cHis was an ignominious withdrawal.\u201d<\/em><br>66 \u2013 mollify \u2013 to soothe in temper or disposition.\u00a0<em>\u201c<\/em>He mollified his staff with promises of future raises.\u201d<br>67 \u2013 prosaic \u2013 dull, unimaginative, commonplace.\u00a0<em>\u201cprosaic advice.\u201d<\/em><br>68 \u2013 diaspora \u2013 a noun meaning the dispersion of any people from their original homeland. \u201c<em>A diaspora of thousands of Afghans has arrived in the United States.\u201d<\/em><br>69 \u2013 t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate \u2013 a private conversation between two people.\u00a0<em>\u201cThey had a t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate last night over a quiet dinner.<\/em>\u201c<br>70 \u2013 fatuous \u2013 silly and pointless. inanely foolish,\u00a0<em>\u201cA fatuous comment.\u201d<\/em><br>71 \u2013 ineffable \u2013 indescribable.\u00a0<em>\u201cineffable joy\u201d<\/em><br>72 \u2013 putative -generally considered or reputed to be.\u00a0 Assumed to exist or to have existed.\u00a0\u201c<em>His putative conversation had a big impact on the events of my life.\u201d<\/em><br>73 \u2013 ineluctable \u2013 unable to be resisted or avoided.\u00a0 inescapable.\u00a0 \u201c<em>the ineluctable facts of history.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><br>74 \u2013 redolent \u2013 exuding fragrance, aromatic, scented. \u201c<em>The air is redolent of seaweed.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 or evocative, suggestive. strongly reminiscent of.\u00a0\u00a0<em>\u201cnames\u00a0redolent of history and tradition.\u201d<\/em><br>75 \u2013 excoriate \u2013 a verb that means to censure or severely criticize.\u00a0\u00a0<em>\u201cThe papers that had been excoriating him were now lauding him.\u201d<\/em><br>76 \u2013 straw-man \u2013 an intentionally misrepresented proposition that is set up because it is easier to defeat than an opponent\u2019s real argument. A weak or imaginary opposition (such as an argument or adversary) set up only to be easily confuted.<br>77 \u2013 \u00e9lan or elan \u2013 a noun defined as vigorous spirit or enthusiasm. style, energy.\u00a0\u201c<em>Big and muscular, he exuded a natural elan.\u201d<\/em><br>78 \u2013 repartee \u2013 a conversation or speech characterized by quick, witty comments or replies, amusing. light sparring with words.<em>\u201c He had a quick mind and a splendid gift for repartee.\u201d<\/em><br>79 \u2013 louche is an adjective meaning disreputable or sordid often in a rakish or appealing way.\u00a0<em>\u201cThe louche world of the theater.\u201d<\/em><br>80 \u2013 transgender \u2013 an adjective meaning of, relating to, or being a person whose\u00a0gender identity\u00a0differs from the sex the person had or was identified as having at birth.\u00a0<em>\u201cA transgender American\u201d<\/em>.<br>81 \u2013 shambolic \u2013 an adjective meaning obviously chaotic, disorganized, confused or mismanaged.\u00a0\u00a0<em>\u201cThe department\u2019s shambolic accounting department.\u201d<\/em><br>82 \u2013 minion \u2013 a noun defined as a follower or underling of a powerful person, especially a servile or unimportant one. A subordinate or petty official.\u00a0\u00a0<em>\u201cHe\u2019s one of the boss\u2019 minions.\u201d<\/em><br>83 \u2013 militia \u2013 a noun meaning a military force that is raised from the civilian population to supplement a regular army in an emergency.\u00a0\u201c<em>Creating a militia was no answer to the army\u2019s manpower problem.\u201d<\/em><br>84 \u2013 evince \u2013 a verb meaning revealing the presence of (a quality or feeling)\u201d\u00a0 To constitute outward evidence of or to display clearly.\u00a0<em>\u201cHis letters evince the excitement he felt at undertaking this journey.\u201d<\/em><br>85 \u2013 egregious \u2013 outstandingly bad, shocking, flagrantly bad, conspicuously bad.\u00a0<em>Putin\u2019s egregious war on Ukraine.<\/em><br>86 \u2013 sycophant \u2013 a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage. A servile self-seeking flatterer. \u201c<em>She mistook sycophants for true friends.\u201d<\/em><br>87 \u2013 desultory is an adjective defined as lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm.\u00a0\u201c<em>Another desultory day of shopping.\u201d<\/em><br>88 \u2013 misanthrope \u2013 a person that hates or distrusts humankind, human behavior, or human nature.\u00a0 One who avoids human society. \u201c<em>A streak of misanthropy\u00a0<\/em><strong><em>is<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0in his nature\u201d<\/em><br>89 \u2013 euphemism \u2013 a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing. \u201c<em>My mother passed away\u201d<br>90- r<\/em>ectitude \u2013\u00a0 morally correct behavior or thinking. Moral integrity. His moral rectitude came before his political party.<br>91 \u2013 insouciance \u2013\u00a0 lighthearted unconcern, nonchalance.\u00a0<em>\u201cShe wandered into the meeting with complete insouciance to the fact that she was late.\u201d<\/em><br>92 \u2013 erudite \u2013 \u00a0It is an adjective used to describe someone who has or shows great knowledge or learning. \u201c<em>Ken could turn any conversation into an erudite discussion,\u201d<\/em><br>93 \u2013 ostensibly \u2013 purported to be true but not necessarily true.\u00a0 \u201cH<em>is series is\u00a0ostensibly\u00a0about a single family tearing itself apart.<\/em>\u201c<br>94 \u2013 exigency (or often the plural exigencies) means a state of affairs that makes urgent demands or needs.\u00a0\u201c<em>They better be quick in responding to the\u00a0exigencies\u00a0of a hurricane.\u201d<\/em><br>95 \u2013 inexorable or inexorably meaning impossible to stop, unrelenting\u00a0<em>\u201cThe seemingly inexorable march of new technology<\/em>\u201c.<br>96 \u2013 torpor is a noun meaning \u201ca state of physical and mental inactivity. Lethargy, apathy, dullness.\u201d\u00a0<em>\u201cThey veered between apathetic torpor and hysterical fanaticism.\u201d<\/em><br>97 \u2013 existential \u2013 of, or relating to, or affirming existence.\u00a0<em>\u201cAn existential threat to control of Congress.<\/em><br>98 \u2013 non-sequitur is a response that does not follow logically from or is not clearly related to anything previously said.\u00a0<em>\u201cWe were talking about the new restaurant when she threw in some\u00a0non sequitur\u00a0about her dog.\u201d<\/em><br>99 \u2013 endemic is an adjective meaning a disease or condition regularly found among particular people or in a certain area.\u00a0<em>\u201cComplacency is\u00a0endemic\u00a0in\u00a0industry today\u201d<\/em>.<br>100 \u2013 bespoke is an adjective meaning custom-made articles. \u201c<em>A bespoke suit\u201d.<\/em><br>101 \u2013 omnibus \u2013 an omnibus bill is a law that covers a number of diverse or unrelated topics, or a book containing a collection of works by one author or several authors, often related by a common theme.<br>102- archetype is a typical example of. <em>&#8220;He is the archetype of a successful business man&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cJohnson didn\u2019t write the film with Musk specifically as the&nbsp;archetype but admitted in an interview with Wired magazine there\u2019s a clear taut string between them. Trey Williams. Fortune Archetype is a great new word for the fabulous \u201cWord of the Week\u201d submitted by Luke, one of my grandsons (they are all above average). 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