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
acclivityan ascending slope (as of a hill)
sustenancemeans of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living
equineof, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family
artlesslacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch
sleighan open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice
meditationa discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation
negligibleso small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling
hazymade dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality