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
befuddleto muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink
rotundmarked by roundness : rounded
inasmuch_assince; owing to the fact that
pass_offpresent falsely; represent falsely to be
defectionconscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
succulentfull of juice : juicy
imperialof, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor
antiquityancient times
proteanof or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms