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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| Word | Meaning |
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| allude | to make indirect reference |
| fervor | intensity of feeling or expression |
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| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| atypical | not typical : irregular |
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| founder | one that founds or establishes |
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