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
fuss:trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
cullto select from a group : choose
awfulextremely disagreeable or objectionable
havocwide and general destruction : devastation
monographa learned treatise on a small area of learning
contortionsto twist in a violent manner
prosperitythe condition of being successful or thriving
dumbfoundto confound (see confound
centrifugalproceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis