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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filialof, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter
comatoseof, resembling, or affected with coma
superficialof, relating to, or located near a surface
squashto press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush
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