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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noxiousphysically harmful or destructive to living beings
truisman undoubted or self-evident truth
concoctto prepare by combining raw materials
rapporta friendly, harmonious relationship
igneousformed by solidification of magma
beatificof, possessing, or imparting beatitude
waxa substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax
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droopto hang or incline downward
rubblebroken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building