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
unassailablenot assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question
nethersituated down or below : lower
obituarya notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain
appreciateto grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of
interto deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb
benignof a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life
progenydescendants
nipto catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch
saturateto satisfy fully : satiate