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
importuneto press or urge with troublesome persistence
rotunditymarked by roundness : rounded
overturnto cause to turn over : upset
promontorya high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water
awfulextremely disagreeable or objectionable
abodethe place where one lives : home
wheedleto influence or entice by soft words or flattery
retentivehaving the power, property, or capacity of retaining
computeto determine especially by mathematical means
proxythe agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another