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
razeto destroy to the ground : demolish
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immureto enclose within or as if within walls
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fulsomecharacterized by abundance : copious
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