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
passepast one's prime
waiveto relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily
rusticof, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural
hacklesone of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird
vituperativeuttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse
clemencydisposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due
daintysomething delicious to the taste
yokea wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together
expurgateto cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous
lividdiscolored by bruising : black-and-blue