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
wispa small handful (as of hay or straw)
sharda piece or fragment of a brittle substance
writsomething written : writing
insuperableincapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved
mockto treat with contempt or ridicule : deride
larcenythe unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently
stricturean abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage
somnolentof a kind likely to induce sleep
tensilecapable of tension : ductile
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach