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
brusquemarkedly short and abrupt
judicioushaving, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment
flauntto display or obtrude oneself to public notice
vindicateto free from allegation or blame
consummateextremely skilled and accomplished
whimsywhim
fermentto undergo fermentation
satiatefilled to satiety
archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
defileto make unclean or impure: such as