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
overblownpast the prime of bloom
goadto incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad
recessthe action of receding : recession
fussyeasily upset : irritable
stipulateto make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract
apparitionan unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon
deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle
aggrandizeto make great or greater : increase
toppleto fall from or as if from being top-heavy
searbeing dried and withered