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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| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
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| pedestrian | commonplace |
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