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
confideto have confidence : trust
protrudeto jut out from the surrounding surface or context
haggleto cut roughly or clumsily : hack
draughta rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
temerityunreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness
tingea slight staining or suffusing shade or color
encumberweigh down
glaringhaving a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger
irasciblemarked by hot temper and easily provoked anger
furoran angry or maniacal fit : rage