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
tacitexpressed or carried on without words or speech
metamorphosischange of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means
specioushaving a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic
purchaseto obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy
pretentiouscharacterized by pretension: such as
exacerbateto make more violent, bitter, or severe
ineptgenerally incompetent : bungling
discordlack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas)
intransigencethe quality or state of being intransigent
scholarlyof, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned