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
obsequiousmarked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
incarnateinvested with bodily and especially human nature and form
withholdto hold back from action : check
tyrannyoppressive power
speechlessunable to speak : dumb
obtusenot pointed or acute : blunt
dominantcommanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others
trancestupor
patoisa dialect other than the standard or literary dialect
carefreefree from care: such as