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
superannuatedoutmoded
chaplaina clergyman in charge of a chapel
ceremoniousdevoted to forms and ceremony
futileserving no useful purpose : completely ineffective
vampirethe reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
mandatean authoritative command
gerontocracyrule by elders
affirmationthe act of affirming
pronouncedstrongly marked : decided
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