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
vouchsafeto grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner
regenerationan act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated
certitudethe state of being or feeling certain
nemesisthe Greek goddess of retributive justice
polemicalof, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial
penurya cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money)
revertto come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject)
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed
fretto eat or gnaw into : corrode
obesehaving excessive body fat