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
despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion
crypta chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground
conventionagreement
wrongheadedstubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles
welta strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together
maxima general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct
raveto talk irrationally in or as if in delirium
bromidea binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives
begetto procreate as the father : sire
tensilecapable of tension : ductile