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
moresthe fixed morally binding customs of a particular group
sparseof few and scattered elements
embroilto throw into disorder or confusion
hauntto visit often : frequent
exiguousexcessively scanty : inadequate
liquidateto determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
gauntexcessively thin and angular
marredto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
ghastlyterrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening
stolidhaving or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional