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
pendulouspoised without visible support
retortto pay or hurl back : return
migratoryof, relating to, or characterized by migration
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
fineryornament
stolidhaving or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional
endorseto write on the back of
rareseldom occurring or found : uncommon
offhandwithout premeditation or preparation : extempore
odoriferousyielding an odor : odorous