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
jostleto come in contact or into collision
bivouaca usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter
distractto draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time
facetiousjoking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish
conceitfavorable opinion
hubbubnoise
snubto check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke
primto give a prim or demure expression to
breedto produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation
blemishto spoil by a flaw