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
licentiouslacking legal or moral restraints
perverseturned away from what is right or good : corrupt
recessthe action of receding : recession
subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
reconnaissancea preliminary survey to gain information
forlornbereft
coquettea woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men
aghaststruck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset
accompliceone associated with another especially in wrongdoing
ovoidresembling an egg in shape : ovate